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No, I think it was a worthlessly inflammatory comment. Private corporations have no responsibility to be run as governments and, indeed, are not.
by Locke1689 17y ago
No, I think it was a worthlessly inflammatory comment. Private corporations have no responsibility to be run as governments and, indeed, are not.
- pyre 17y ago...and tech issues are not cars, but we use car analogies anyway. Just because you can't take an metaphor and make it line up 100% does not make the metaphor worthless.
- stanleydrew 17y agoIn fact if it lines up 100% it's not really a metaphor anymore.
- jrockway 17y agoDon't you get it? YOU SAID SOMETHING BAD ABOUT APPLE. APPLE!!!
- Locke1689 17y ago@pyre Many car analogies are often wrong. Perhaps you can explain to me the benefit of that metaphor. From what I gather, the insinuation is that Steve Jobs has a restrictive grip on the App Store. Now, comparing Apple to China is a pretty inflammatory statement, so the metaphor must have a substantial point to make in order to justify the hyperbole. From what I see, this is just another snappy Apple-bashing one-liner (which contribute practically nothing to the discussion). Perhaps I'm wrong, but in that case I'd really like to be filled in.
- Locke1689 17y agoOK, seriously guys? I explicitly asked for feedback and instead I got heavily downvoted with no replies. I tend to hope for better from HN.
- JoachimSchipper 17y agoI'm not sure, and didn't downvote you, but the "WTF?" in the first comment may have set people off.
- holdenweb 17y agoYeah, comparisons between Apple and China are invidious. Let's hope China doesn't start an international incident about it.