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> I'm getting a little tired of this "open" vs. "closed" debate. That's because it's not a debate. This isn't something that we are sitting around arguing ab
by zmmmmm 17y ago
> I'm getting a little tired of this "open" vs. "closed" debate.
That's because it's not a debate. This isn't something that we are sitting around arguing about in the abstract. It's an actual real ongoing issue in the real world that affects people. The "debate" will go away when the issue goes away - either because Apple changes their policy or they get marginalised and turned into a minority player like they are in every other market. It looks to me like the latter is going to be what happens, but it didn't have to be that way.
- protomyth 17y ago"like they are in every other market" - last I checked, the iPod is doing pretty good. The debate is happening with people who need things that the most of the people buying cellphones don't need. Will Apple modify its policies? Maybe,they have in the past. I think it more likely they will add carriers in the US before changing their policies. I really believe the last thing they want is the type of app on the iPhone / iPad that Mac's gets from Adobe.
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