Comment by PapaPalpatine
7 months ago
> Textbook monopolistic price gouging
So they’re a monopoly because you can only buy Apple laptops from them?
7 months ago
> Textbook monopolistic price gouging
So they’re a monopoly because you can only buy Apple laptops from them?
Yes they are a monopoly on the MacOS hardware market, which explains this kind of extractive behavior.
By this logic, Ferrari is a monopoly.
That's not a monopoly.
Yes it is, they are the only supplier on the market for MacOS hardware. In the market for Linux or Windows, hardware is priced at a competitive level.
You may argue that the relevant market is for "computers" as a whole, however it can be argued that bundling hardware and software to charge high prices is a classic monopoly behavior nonetheless.
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It is, for that particular market. In the market of MacOS computers, there is only one manufacturer.
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Apple makes Apple hardware, yes.
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