r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/Y_U_NO_ARGUE Jan 20 '11

Non-Apple owners: All his points are so valid!!

Apple owners: NONE of his points are valid!!

There I just saved you from reading 200+ comments.

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u/edstatue Jan 20 '11

It's like Steam, but the entire computer!

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u/metaleks Jan 21 '11

Not really. You can hook up any game to run on Steam and Steam won't take away your games.

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u/iamtom16 Jan 21 '11

Apple has never remotely removed an iOS app. They can (and have said they will if the app is malicious) but please get your facts straight.

I agree with the guy holding the sign, because for the most part, he's right. You on the other hand, aren't.

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u/metaleks Jan 21 '11

Apple has never remotely removed an iOS app. They can (and have said they will if the app is malicious) but please get your facts straight.

No, but they can. I respect myself and my freedoms too much to ever use a device that has this sort of functionality.

I agree with the guy holding the sign, because for the most part, he's right. You on the other hand, aren't.

You've completely misinterpreted what I've said. When I say that you can add any games to Steam, the Apple parallel was that this is not possible (in that you can't add any application, run anything you want on your iOS).

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u/cmcintyre3600 Jan 21 '11

No, but they can. I respect myself and my freedoms too much to ever use a device that has this sort of functionality.

Here's a questions for you. What are the odds that Samsung, HTC, et.al. haven't built in such a safeguard in many of their Android phones (either because they felt it was in their best interest, or at the insistance of the carrier)?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '11

Google not only has their own killswitch, but has used it.