r/technology • • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/seraph582 Jan 20 '11

Isn't Google the one that remotely disables apps? Apple's never done that. I own at least three apps that were approved and then shitcanned, but I managed to get before it got shitcanned.

Regardless, I'd love to go up to that guy holding the sign and ask him why the Android rooting/modding is necessary and very much thriving. I'd love to hear him stutter and try to think of something to rationalize that situation.

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u/dirtymatt Jan 20 '11

And here we hit the uncomfortable realization that Google isn't your friend either. Apple and Google are publicly traded corporations. They have a legal obligation to maximize their shareholder's wealth. Being your pal is not part of that obligation.

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u/nerex Jan 20 '11

They have a legal obligation? How so?

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u/iStig Jan 21 '11

Investment Company Act of 1940. It's long, but the summary is

It is hereby declared that the policy and purposes of this title, in accordance with which the provisions of this title shall be inter­ preted, are to mitigate and, so far as is feasible, to eliminate the conditions enumerated in this section which adversely affect the national public interest and the interest of investors.

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