Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/19/2012)
jay holovacs (1/19/2012)
paul s-306273 (1/19/2012)
So how do we end up with a society that upholds Apple (new iphone/ipad etc. every 6 months to exploit those who MUST have the latest gadget) yet despises Microsoft?And Apple seems to be far more controlling and authoritarian than Microsoft.
Apple is only controlling inside of their ecosphere and products. They philosophically see products as built, and fixed, by them. They don't want to build an open product that you can hack or play with. They don't force retailers or other manufacturers to sell only their product, something Microsoft did and was sued for.
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Well their control over independent software is part of the problem. But they do put a strangle hold on content providers such as magazine publishers. They contracturally mandate that prices charged for other platforms NOT be less than charged in the Apple store (where they take a 30% cut) so they effectively raise prices for all of us.
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