[jacquesm]

> The root cause here seems to be fairly clear: (Excessive) vertical integration of platforms (or rather their owners) across domains.

Which is exactly what RMS and like minded individuals have been warning about. Meanwhile Microsoft is working very hard to retro-fit this onto the remains of the PC market.

[kmeisthax]

You're both over and understating RMS's position here. He wasn't opposed to vertical integration, he was opposed to being told no. Vertical integration often means being told no, through not always through copyright means.