[scarface74]

So no one is arguing that a “vertical monopoly” corners the market. In that case, what are they monopolizing?

> When Apple bought Authentec, they increased their market power and reduced the market power of competitors.

The existence proof is that there were fingerprint authentication methods before and after the acquisition. Who exactly did they hurt?

> As an independent company, Authentec could sell to Apple AND Apple's competitors. Apple obviously won't sell components to their competitors. They were incentivized to purchase Authentect to restrict competition.

Well if that was the purpose - to prevent competitors from having fingerprint sensors - they did a horrible job.