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Is there anything really wrong with this? I mean 2 businesses deciding they have a mutual understanding of when to release a product...

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It's a bummer for consumers, but you're absolutely right. It's no different than exclusivity windows for music releases, movie releases, or console video games.

for consumers that want to play the new game, absolutely. This delays that for them.

If I recall correctly, PvZ was originally an iPhone title, then became popular, other platforms, etc. Maybe Apple just wanted to also ensure that PvZ 2 was an iPhone only title for a while as well.

You recall wrong: PvZ was originally a PC title, though it was on ios for a year before being ported to Android. While ios was popcap's real moneymaker, the PC version was itself a breakout hit.

Wow, thanks for the clarification!

For anyone else interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies

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