[jasonlotito]

> Apple didn’t even invent the walled-garden digital software store; Microsoft was using it on the X-Box in 2005.

I can't install software I buy in a store or direct from someone else without going through Apple. Even with the XBox, I could buy from a store, or second hand and play the game. Apple has invented the computer that forces you to pay Apple for for software or services you want to buy because of their store.

> What I don’t get is the monopoly argument.

The argument is this: Apple has a monopoly on iOS devices. Whether you think that has standing or is an issue in the smart phone market is a different issue. But at least you now understand what the argument is.