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Old 02-26-2009, 01:42 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by kilofox View Post
No offense... but I believe you are greatly confused about what defines a monopoly. If your idea of a monopoly is true, then Apple's iTunes Store would have been brought down years ago.... but it wasn't.... because it isnt a monopoly. That's a fact.
Apple only sells music and music players; Apple does not produce music. Amazon is trying to produce books as well as sell books and a book-reading device. That is a major -- and significant -- difference.

Apple never told musicians that they couldn't sell their music with a buy now option unless they let Apple produce their recordings. Amazon has told publishers and authors that if you want the buy now option for print-on-demand (POD) books, then you must use Amazon's POD services. That is a major -- and significant -- difference.
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