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> When Microsoft bundled IE with Windows that was terrible.

Microsoft was a monopolist (the government went after them for misuse of their monopoly power).

> Apple bundling Safari and locking out competing browsers? That's just what's best for the customer.

I'm not sure how common that sentiment is, but no sane person would argue that Apple has a monopoly on basically anything.

>>bachme+(OP)
They're certainly a dominating player in the phone market.

>>bachme+(OP)
Apple captures 85% of the profit share of the worldwide phone market, as Apple websites love to trumpet: https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/02/03/apple-collects-ne...

>>howint+at
Not going to argue against your gist (Apple is a megacorp and we should be wary of them as with all such nearly-unaccountable entities) but which definition of monopoly includes profit share?