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A store, virtual or otherwise, has a right to profit from things sold in that store. That's how retail works.

> So: is this actually a new stance on Apple’s part, as this article would have us believe, or did Sony violate guidelines they should have been aware of and play the Evil Draconian Apple card when they got bounced? via [chipotle.tumblr.com](http://chipotle.tumblr.com/post/3049438030/apple-clamping-down-on-third-party-content-purchases)Okay, so the latest controversy is that Apple blocked a Sony eBook reader app because Sony included a way within that app to purchase new eBooks. Unlike the Kindle app, which sends you out to a web browser to…

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Playstation Portable meets Android?

> The phone is said to be running [Gingerbread](http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/06/leaked-android-30-details-hint-at-tablet-potential.ars) with a custom, phone-specific skin, and will be able to play a variety of classic PlayStation and PlayStation Portable games digitally. It makes sense, in a way: this would give Sony another way to monetize its existing portable gaming content, and Google’s mobile platform would get a powerful portable gaming boost. Apple is known for its iPhone games, but thus far the Android platform has not enjoyed the same level of support…

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