I'm no lawyer, but I think if you actively ensure your product doesn't work with another companies, isn't that "Refusal to deal" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refusal_to_deal)? Now, if Apple does, in fact, release new functionality that causes the Pre (or any other device it doesn't explicitly support) to stop functioning, that's one thing, but if they release something like
You're talking "anti-trust" issue. Just like what happened to Microsoft. Somebody made a mention on one of Engadget posts that was pretty smart. Basically said that the judge would throw it out of court because Apple was making money on it via iTunes and Palm wasn't. Either way, someone over at WinAmp with make a work-around and TaDa, you have syncing without the bloatware of iTunes.
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Flare576 @ Jun 16th 2009 8:20PM
I'm no lawyer, but I think if you actively ensure your product doesn't work with another companies, isn't that "Refusal to deal" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refusal_to_deal)? Now, if Apple does, in fact, release new functionality that causes the Pre (or any other device it doesn't explicitly support) to stop functioning, that's one thing, but if they release something like
if(device.profile=="PalmPre"){
throw(new CriticalErrorr());
}
I think that's against the law. Again, not a lawyer, but I'd like to hear from Nilay :)
haX0r @ Jun 16th 2009 8:35PM
You're talking "anti-trust" issue. Just like what happened to Microsoft. Somebody made a mention on one of Engadget posts that was pretty smart. Basically said that the judge would throw it out of court because Apple was making money on it via iTunes and Palm wasn't. Either way, someone over at WinAmp with make a work-around and TaDa, you have syncing without the bloatware of iTunes.
LenH @ Jun 16th 2009 10:43PM
What does "refusal to deal" have to do with the USA? Nothing.