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Apple, once the wimp nearly done in by lack of innovation, now is the 700 pound gorilla in the room thanks in large part to its success in phones, tablets, and portable music devices.

And the gorilla is throwing its weight around.

Apple gets the EU to block Samsung's sales of a suspected copy-cat tablet (probably true):

http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/196516/20110811/apple-blocks-samsung-s-galaxy-tablet-in-eu.htm

Motorola Zoom smacked down:

http://www.christianpost.com/news/apple-goes-after-motorola-xoom-securing-tablet-market-for-itself-53779/

Apple demanding Intel make less power demanding chips:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/11/apple_threatened_intel_with_wake_up_call_over_chip_power_consumption.html

Apple sued for fixing e-book prices:

http://www.windowsitpro.com/article/paul-thurrotts-wininfo/apple-publishers-sued-ebooks-price-fixing-140152

In short, Apple is seen as being very heavy handed in protecting itself from compeititon via lawsuits and effectively monopolizing the market by legally locking out the other players in the market, culminating in possibly bumping off even Google from their software.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/11/us-apple-idUSTRE77A6IN20110811

I guess this is GWs board wet dream.

M.

Those are some good reads. I wont lie, Ive thought about getting an iPad. I used to want a super powerful PC to play games and such, but Ive recently realized I cannot stand MMOs anymore, so really that need is gone, and after that, I basically do forums online and thats it. So with a tablet, I can just sit my ass in my chair and be comfy

KingCracker wrote:Those are some good reads.

I did a search for Apple on Google News and pulled out the stories that really stuck out.

In short, despite the popularity of Apple, the bad press is starting to seep through into the media probably in part because it is the greatest, bestest thing currently driving the tablet market and becoming so bloated with money and success that animosity is starting to build momentum, especially since many of the companies fighting against Apple are suddenly facing a David and Goliath sort of uphill battle to make money versus what Apple has already laid down the foundations of with their vast IP empire.

Surely true competition consists of building a superior product, not just copying an existing product.

I would surprised if Apple could monopolise e-book prices. Amazon is surely a much larger player in that market. The Kindle is a huge success. I see people reading them everyday on the Tube.

I heard that Chapterhouse is making tablets.