On 6/2/2012 5:58 AM, Tony wrote:
> Maybe I am biased towards Apple, but I see it as a fortress, albeit I
> do have a few grumbles. I like a closed ecosystem, I like that they
> make the hardware and software, so everything talks to each other.
>
> I dont like the term, "locked down" I think that over rates Apples
> restrictions. From a users point of view, I have hundreds of thousand
> of apps to choose from. From a developers view, anyone can, and does,
> upload apps to the App Store.
>
> Yes, there are things that some of us see on Android that we would
> like to see on iOS, more freedom to customise. And toggles, which is
> a useful utility. No reason to restrict that. VLC is a great app, and
> a well known video player, it was removed from the App Store.
>
> Do I want an open Apple? NO. Do I want a few unreasonable
> restrictions eased up on? YES
>
> One last thing.... They say in the article that the closed, or locked
> down system stops competition. How? I don't follow that.
>
Nobody else can build and market Apple-type computers, so there is no
competition for the Apple marketplace. It's a monopoly, if a person
wants the security that the closed Apple eco-system offers. Yes, one
can buy other computers (linux, windows) but within the Apple world
there is no competition. There was for a short while many years ago
when Apple licensed the ability to build/sell computers that were Apple
clones but that ended rather quickly. The licensing cost and other
restrictions were too high so as I recall only one company tried it, and
rather quickly descended into oblivion.
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David H. Bailey
dhbailey@davidbaileymusicstudio.com
