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My theory about Apples behaviour with iTunes is that it is not a question of competition or selling the iPod with iTunes or anything like that. Maybe even Apple would like to open iTunes for other companies, but there is a huge problem.
I think they do not want iTunes to become a platform for all PMPs meaning a market. Apple has about +70% marketshare in the US. If they open iTunes for everyone they would dominate a market, and this would open the ground for rediculous lawsuits and it would bring great responsibility for Apple.
Instead on focusing on creating new versions of their own hardware they would have to make sure, that other companies will not have a hard time with the connection into iTunes.
It would slow down the development of Apples products and Apple would have to take care about a lot of things which they don't have to a.t.m.
And once opened for all I do not think there would be a way back for Apple, they probably were forced to iTunes open for other companies for a very long time.
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It maybe a legal decision.
I am new here, so i'd like to express my thanks first. I really enjoy this website.
My theory about Apples behaviour with iTunes is that it is not a question of competition or selling the iPod with iTunes or anything like that. Maybe even Apple would like to open iTunes for other companies, but there is a huge problem.
I think they do not want iTunes to become a platform for all PMPs meaning a market. Apple has about +70% marketshare in the US. If they open iTunes for everyone they would dominate a market, and this would open the ground for rediculous lawsuits and it would bring great responsibility for Apple.
Instead on focusing on creating new versions of their own hardware they would have to make sure, that other companies will not have a hard time with the connection into iTunes.
It would slow down the development of Apples products and Apple would have to take care about a lot of things which they don't have to a.t.m.
And once opened for all I do not think there would be a way back for Apple, they probably were forced to iTunes open for other companies for a very long time.