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Re:Five rational arguments against Apple's 3.3.1 policy by clawrencewenham on Monday April 12, 2010 @03:08PM (#1260030)
You're taking Apple's domination for granted. How did they get it? There were half a dozen smartphone platforms before iPhone OS, but all of the devices had lousy quality, lousy user experience, and a lousy marketplace for third-party apps.

If you read the rebuttals to the complaints, you'll see that there are several practical, quality-oriented reasons why 3.3.1 was a smart move. It's just one of hundreds of quality-improving measures that Apple has done to make the iPhone "have no real competition".

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Re:Five rational arguments against Apple's 3.3.1 policy by bad_user on Monday April 12, 2010 @03:19PM (#1260060)
I don't know why you're talking in the past test ... like those platforms are dead or something.
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Re:Five rational arguments against Apple's 3.3.1 policy by astine on Monday April 12, 2010 @03:35PM (#1260117)
They still exist, but the situation is no longer the same as it was when the iPhone was announced. I believe that RiM and Symbian have improved since then.
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Re:Five rational arguments against Apple's 3.3.1 policy by tvon on Monday April 12, 2010 @03:55PM (#1260172)
Argh, accidental down vote... someone move that eject button!
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Re:Five rational arguments against Apple's 3.3.1 policy by stanleydrew on Monday April 12, 2010 @05:02PM (#1260370)
It's really not that big a deal. No need to explain yourself.
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