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Re:Why Apple’s New Ban Against Sexy Apps Is Scary by cgranade on Friday February 19, 2010 @06:56PM (#1138286)
In some ways the problems with Apple's model go far, far deeper. If devices like the iPad become the norm, then that enables the machinery of censorship at a much tighter level than any ISP could ever dream of. The old standby of using Sneakernet (you know, burning a disk and walking it to the post office) no longer makes any sense in the world with Apple as a gatekeeper. That makes it very scary when Apple starts flirting with this kind of censorship without even defining the terms.
Re:Why Apple’s New Ban Against Sexy Apps Is Scary by conover on Friday February 19, 2010 @07:43PM (#1138362)
I agree this would be bad if Apple significantly strengthened their position but I think the market would push back if it really got bad. People love their porn.
Re:Why Apple’s New Ban Against Sexy Apps Is Scary by cgranade on Friday February 19, 2010 @08:26PM (#1138432)
I think you're right on that, but it worries me that it hasn't happened yet. The iPad is a rather large step towards strengthening their position, and the backlash has been, at best, minimal.