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iTunes User Sues Apple Over Lock-In

Posted by michael on from the good-luck-you'll-need-it dept.

GregChant writes "It seems like Apple can also be at the receiving end of a lawsuit, too: Californian Thomas Slattery filed suit against Apple because 'Apple has turned an open and interactive standard into an artifice that prevents consumers from using the portable hard drive digital music player of their choice'. With over 200 million songs sold, and Apple controlling over 80% of the hard drive digital audio player market, is this just a case of someone just trying to cash in on Apple's success? Or is this genuinely an issue of buyer lock-in and monopolistic practices?"

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  1. Wipe Out and Abolish Redundancy! by bodrell · · Score: 0, Troll

    It seems like Apple can also be at the receiving end of a lawsuit, too

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  2. The ranks of Apple Slaves are growing here by DesScorp · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's like some fucked up Invasion of the Body Snatchers...Slashdot readers start using Imacs, and are replaced by Apple's pod people (Ipod people?)

    You can almost hear the chanting in the background as they march lockstep with blank stares...

    "Think different...Steve is great...Apple is great...ThinkSecret is evil...AAC is the only format...think different..."

    If ever Slashdot neaded a strong dose of Linux zealotry, now is the time. Look at what's happening to these poor people! RMS, won't you please help?

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