Another Way Apple's Fight With Google Is Hurting Users

Re:Another Way Apple's Fight With Google Is Hurting Users by zerohm on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @11:42AM (#4607957)

I think most law makers agree with you.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/feds-ok-iphone-jail...

But keep things in perspective. Apple chooses to sell appliances, not platforms. Apple products are more like toasters than houses. I agree that I should certainly have the right to modify my toaster, but I don't begrudge the designers for making it difficult for me to do so.

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Re:Another Way Apple's Fight With Google Is Hurting Users by monkeyfacebag on Wednesday October 03, 2012 @11:46AM (#4607983)

Of course now that MS is tying Metro style apps to their proprietary app store in the next version of Windows, the distinction between appliance and platform is starting to blur.

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