> Part of the difference is that that nobody thinks you own Disneyland, but people think that they own their iPhone or iPad. This sort of ownership means that it should be possible to change your decisions about what to do with a device after the moment you bought it.
I think the main trouble with products like Apple's is that you end up in a monopolist-controlled market just after you have bought the product. See also e.g. Nescafe coffee where, after buying the coffee machine, you are limited to buying coffee from 1 vendor (this is not true anymore but it was true for a long time).
If monopolies are forbidden, then so should a monopoly-after-you've-bought-a-product.
I think the main trouble with products like Apple's is that you end up in a monopolist-controlled market just after you have bought the product. See also e.g. Nescafe coffee where, after buying the coffee machine, you are limited to buying coffee from 1 vendor (this is not true anymore but it was true for a long time).
If monopolies are forbidden, then so should a monopoly-after-you've-bought-a-product.