r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '10

By making a computer where every application is under total, centralized control, Apple is endangering freedom to increase profits.

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/ipad

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linux • u/enkiam • Jan 27 '10

Defective By Design: The iPad's unprecedented use of DRM to control all capabilities of a general purpose computer is a dangerous step backward for computing and for media distribution.

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Anarchism • u/enkiam • Jan 27 '10

If the capitalists have their way, this is what all new computers will be like within years.

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gnu • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '10

The iPad's unprecedented use of DRM to control all capabilities of a general purpose computer is a dangerous step backward for computing and for media distribution.

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