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I'd highly recommend reading Cory Doctorow's 'The Internet Con' on this topic. I think he makes a pretty convincing case that the product itself is not the issue, but rather the legal strangehold they have over their so-called intellectual property. If the market were free from these legal shackles, then competitors which serve users better would certainly rise to the top.

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I'd highly recommend reading Cory Doctorow's 'The Internet Con' on this topic. I think he makes a pretty convincing case that the product itself is not the issue, but rather the legal strangehold they have over their so-called intellectual property. If the market were free from these legal shackles, then competitors which serve users better would certainly rise to the top.