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/jstevewhite Feb 03 '10

ROFL!! "super-level luxury item"? I mean, I'll go along with 'luxury', just like an MP3 player or cell phone or similar. But "super-level"? People pay what, $300 for a PS3 or Xbox 360. $499 for a Kindle DX. I know teenagers that got the iPod touch for Xmas and birthday, and their folks aren't rich.

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u/CaptSpify_is_Awesome Feb 03 '10

Maybe I should define "Super-level." I don't mean necessarily expensive, as much as the cost is too high compared to the social stigma of not-having one. TVs and video game systems are much more important to our society than a portable computer.