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And if you want to fuel your Ford, you better only use Ford branded fuel. Oh and this Ikea bowl can only be filled with ikea brand meatballs.

Can't you see how ridiculously anticompetitive this attitude is?

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No, I don't think it's ridiculous.

I will vote with my wallet. If Ikea branded meatballs and their bowls combo provides more value for me, I would buy them.

Actually I don’t really see the problem as long as there is a free competitor (Android). Just boycott Ford/Ikea in these cases and don’t buy their products. It only becomes a problem if everyone does this, the question is if you want to stop it at the start and prevent anyone from doing this, or if you want to allow it until it becomes a problem

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