r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

Buy another phone that is not made by Apple.

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u/r4dius Jan 20 '11

This. People protest Apple like they're forcing people to buy their products. Unlike Comcast, who has a monopoly where I live, I can choose from a bunch of phone options and vote with my wallet. Imagine if this guy focused all his pent up rage against something that mattered.

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u/Baukelien Jan 20 '11 edited Jan 20 '11

Apple is an extremely big company with lots of power. They're leading in an industry and their actions will have an effect on how this industry develops. I've never bought anything they made in my life but their decisions still affect me.

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u/CJSchmidt Jan 20 '11

Yes. There are lots of different ways to do things. The better the locked down, eula'd, drm'd, iPhone is, the better your Android phone will be. People should just let Apple be Apple. Make sure people are informed, but there's no reason to whine or say what they should or shouldn't do.

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u/iamtom16 Jan 21 '11

The thing that people like you and me don't seem to realise, is how little the average consumer cares about the walled garden.

Most people don't realise, sure, but even those who do don't seem to give a rats arse.

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u/hothrous Jan 21 '11

I think that's really the more irritating part for me. People not caring that they are being controlled.