In Pictures: Tech bullies behaving badly

Tech giants have thrown their weight around to get what they want for years. Here's a look at some of the big tech companies that have been caught indulging in boorish behavior.

Apple: Control Freak

Apple should be applauded for stripping the complexity out of technology and bringing great products to the masses. In doing so, though, the company has shunned standards and become freakishly controlling. From tamper-resistant Pentalobular screws to proprietary dock connectors to a walled-garden App Store, Apple makes it difficult for customers to escape its ecosystem. Quite the irony from Apple's 1984 image as a rebel fighting against control.

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