[alexsilver]

Whenever these complaints/lawsuits come up, I always wonder why Apple is never part of them...

[pjmlp]

Because Mac OS X is UNIX based and for some geeks it seems to excuse them from their behaviour.

[mike-cardwell]

Because they're not a monopoly, and because they haven't been convicted of abusing their monopoly power.

[mkr-hn]

Apple is off in its own hardware and software ecosystem, so the potential for widespread harm is small. Microsoft has clout with the people who make the hardware most people use, so there's considerable potential for damage depending on how Microsoft's will is implemented.

[scholia]

Apple has plenty of potential for harm via its iPhone and iPad ranges, both of which are locked down.... However, neither has a monopoly maket share.

[sounds]

Exactly!

Why aren't people complaining about Samsung locking their phones? (both carrier locks and locking the root account)

Ok, maybe the best solution is to vote with your wallet. It worked for me :)

[lmm]

Apple doesn't sell MacOS to be installed on computers not bought from them (in fact they deliberately make it hard for people to do that) so I don't see how this issue would affect them.