Re:Five rational arguments against Apple's 3.3.1 policy
by clawrencewenham on Monday April 12, 2010 @03:02PM
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The existence of a restricted marketplace doesn't mean the greater internet must become just like it, as if through some kind of relative application of logic.
The internet--and the real world in general--can host a million restricted marketplaces, each designed for specific interests--and still be free in general.
Your reductio ad absurdum is suggesting that the presence of a gated community in the Hamptons means that every neighborhood ought to be gated.
The internet--and the real world in general--can host a million restricted marketplaces, each designed for specific interests--and still be free in general.
Your reductio ad absurdum is suggesting that the presence of a gated community in the Hamptons means that every neighborhood ought to be gated.