Thanks for sharing. His way of leaning into the analogy aptly shows how Apple can be both in the right from a business owner and legal perspective (what @gruber was aiming for, I think), while they also turn a blind eye to the challenges/lesser experiences that their own customers face because of their stance.

@manton @gruber @mjtsai It would be like saying that AirDrop's being exclusive to Apple devices is anti-competitive.

The reason iMessage "feels" more anti-competitive is because more people are annoyed by its exclusivity.

@manton Gruber has presented the modern everyman tool, a smartphone that half the population uses, as a high-end exclusivity perk.

I cannot.

@jsit @manton @gruber AirDrop is a different situation because it doesn’t really lock you in. It is kind of anti-competitive in that no one is allowed to make a true competitor.