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MatthewPhillips
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Apple Reverses Course On In-App Subscriptions
iTunes music accounts for 70% of legal music downloads.
heimidal
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Size does not matter when defining a monopoly. Monopolies restrict trade. There are many services that are actually equal in price or less than iTunes with similar catalogs. Definitely not a monopoly.
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Also, just because one part of the business is a monopoly doesn’t mean that other parts of their business are monopolies.
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No, the mere possibility of restricting trade makes a "monopoly". Actual restriction of trade is "abuse of monopoly".
MatthewPhillips
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If they were to put Rhapsody out of business that would qualify as restricting trade, no?
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