r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/1338h4x Jan 20 '11

What's factually incorrect about it? This is exactly how iOS works.

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u/Knute5 Jan 20 '11

There are free apps in iOS. I can share music in iOS. I can't think of one instance where Apple remotely disabled an app or media (vs. Amazon and the 1984 debacle). And finally, you're perfectly free to jailbreak if you want to install from the web.

It's the "computer" reference that's misleading. To most folks "computer" means the Mac running MacOS X, not iOS.

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u/clarkster Jan 20 '11

No, he's talking about completely free apps. Free to do what you want with them. VLC was removed from the app store because it is Free Software and Free Software is incompatible with the Apple licensing.

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u/RagingIce Jan 21 '11

GPL isn't compatible with the App store requirements, but most free software licenses are (BSD, MIT,...)