Nothing forced Google to compete in an anticompetitive manner.
They (and Microsoft) could have created an open platform and then competed in the market they created withiut resorting to illegal behavior.
They (and Microsoft) could have created an open platform and then competed in the market they created withiut resorting to illegal behavior.
Heck, just look at WordPress for an example of what happens when a company tries to create a purely open platform and then still be a for-profit company. You can have open platforms maintained out of altruism or closed platforms maintained for profit. Android was a middle path that has now been shown to be illegal.
You can still be a for profit company with an open platform without acting in an illegal manner.
You just won't be able to afford as large a hanger for your blimp in as small a number of years.