Not for me. Handcuffs implies heavy restrictions.
I do not see heavy restrictions. I see a closed ecosystem/walled garden that gives a great deal of freedom, but with the knowledge that apps are quality controlled and vetted. Much less likelihood for buggy apps or malware. I feel that the heavy integration between iDevices and iTunes has been largely achieved by owning and controlling the whole shooting match.
If I HAD to use a limited choice of apps, for any given task, then that is another issue, but there are many apps there for any given function, 99% of them provided by you and me, not Apple.
--- In iPad@yahoogroups.com, Charles Carroll <911@...> wrote:
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> I think the phrase golden handcuffs fits most user perceptions better..
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> On Monday, June 4, 2012, Jim Saklad wrote:
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> > Interesting comments from you Jim and Carl.
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> > Is Apple really that restricted and prison like?
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> > I don't think so.
> > I *like* that they worry about security more so I can worry less.
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