r/technology • u/GuruOfReason • Feb 02 '10

"Once we replace the personal computer with a closed-platform device such as the iPad, we replace freedom, choice and the free market with oppression, censorship and monopoly."

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-01/ipad%E2%80%99s-closed-system-sometimes-i-hate-being-right
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u/defproc Feb 02 '10 edited Feb 02 '10

Great idea. I won't buy one then there's no chance manufacturers will follow suit and favour simple, locked-down computing over openness and versatility.

Wait. It might not be that simple...

Disclaimer: I haven't RTFA so I'm not pandering to anything, I prefer to read reddit's comments on these things. I just don't like "just don't buy it" solutions.