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Over the last few years, the top technology companies of the Silicon Valley have been dominating headlines as the government has conducted more hearings and investigations into their business practices, particularly those that have allowed them to dominate consumers and the market Despite these investigations, two business practices have yet to be questioned: the formation of product ecosystems and planned obsolescence The former refers to a group "of several devices that "talk" to each other while the latter ls "the phenomenon of deliberately shortening the durability of products." Additionally, there has not been an Investigation mto the relationship of these concepts with consumer rights.

Congress's amendment to the Federal Trade Commission Act In 1938 made 'unfair methods of competition m commerce, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce unlawful.' These concepts were expanded upon by President John F. Kennedy in a 1962 address to Congress in which he laid out four consumer rights: "the right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose and the right to be heard." Pertinent in this context, are the consumer rights to be informed and choose The former requires the consumer be given "all facts they need to make informed choices" and be "protected against fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading information, advertising, labeling , or other practices The latter requtres the consumer have the abihty to pick between "a variety of products and services at competitive prices·"

For instance, the product XYZ offers a host of products, from the xPhone to the xMac to the X Watch, that each share information with the others Consumers benefit from access to information on one product that was first input on a different product This can also be to the detnment of consumers because Infonnation can only be transferred between products In the same ecosystem This tactic makes It difficult for consumers to switch technology brands and for competitors to enter the market Product ecosystems thus can into question a consumer's nght to choose by restnctmg access to competing goods.