Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox

Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by greggman on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @10:57PM (#3917432)

Is it Apple's right to do this?

Didn't IBM lose the case where they said you can only run IBM software on IBM 360s?

IANAL but it sure would be nice for someone that is to speak up on why many of these old cases don't apply.

Is it that it is legal, Apple just doesn't have to feature it in their store? Phone companies were forced to allow 3rd party phones on their network. So where/are mobile companies as far as I know. Car companies are require to honor car warranties even if you change out the car stereo AFAIK.

Is there some reason similar rules don't apply to Apple (and Nintendo, and Sony, and Microsoft)?

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Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by baddox on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @12:04AM (#3917572)

> Is it Apple's right to do this?

It should be.

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Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by throwaway64 on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @01:05AM (#3917711)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_ought_problem

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Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by baddox on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @03:00AM (#3917907)

Well, the real problem is that "right" is a very broadly-defined term that sometimes refers to is and sometimes refers to ought. I was operating on the definition (which I think is more useful) that a "right" is something a person (or corporation) deserves regardless of whether they're actually given it, so it's appropriate for me to answer with ought.

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Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by baddox on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @03:02AM (#3917913)

Oh, and I forgot to add: did you read the article you linked? The is-ought problem is when someone confuses the two, which I clearly did not do.

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