Economic rules only exist to serve society.<p>The iPad &#38; iPhone lockdown are simply a way for apple to give themselves a monopoly on software and content sales.<p>It's leveraging success in one market (shiny looking hardware) into dominance in another (content provision, software sales)<p>If they keep it up and are successful you can bet your ass the regulators will fine them for it, it's far more destructive than MS bundling media player.<p>Of course the end service may be better, but thats neither here nor there, it's hugely anti-competitive.<p>Does rather depend how in-thrall to no-regulation academics &#38; business leaders our politicians get though.