Investigation over apple's music tactics

[maflynn]

Looks like the government is opening yet another investigation on apple and its tactics.

gizmodo

In March, Billboard magazine reported that Amazon.com was asking music labels to give it the exclusive right to sell certain soon-to-be-released songs for one day before the songs go on sale more widely. In exchange, Amazon promised to include those songs in a promotion on Amazon's Web site called "MP3 Daily Deal."
Representatives from Apple's music service, iTunes, were asking the labels not to take part in Amazon's promotion, and Apple punished those that did by later withdrawing marketing support for those songs on iTunes, the magazine reported,.

I'd say that apple's dominant position is now causing the government to make sure they have not abused their position and power.

 

[belvdr]

As the old saying goes, absolute power corrupts absolutely. It will be interesting to see the outcome.

 

[maflynn]

People (and corporations) have been complaining that apple has abused its power, especially in their dominant music department.

The problem is that with the increase in lawsuits and the government breathing down their necks, it will be harder for them to focus on what makes apple so special. Microsoft took its eye of the prize and started a downward slide that they're only reversing with windows 7