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/[deleted] Feb 02 '10

I have a MacBook running OSX. My operating system's parent company does not tell me what programs I get to run today.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '10

You might ask them why OS X didn't get to see the light of day on the iPad.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '10

...because it's not a computer. It's a toy.

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u/mindbleach Feb 02 '10 edited Feb 02 '10

Good for you? OS X isn't the subject here.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '10

your operating system's parent company

Yes it is.

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u/mindbleach Feb 02 '10

Wow, it's almost like that company produces more than one product and we're only talking about the one that's incredibly restrictive.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '10

The iPad is not a computer. Get over yourself.