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Do iPhone Users Face a Draconian Future?

14 points by derekc 16y ago

ryandvm 16y ago
They sure as hell have a draconian present.
- percept 16y ago
  I don't really have any stake in this, but if you contrast the ethos of their 1984 commercial with some of the stuff happening now . . . [Written on my MBP while listening to my iPod.]
  - hga 16y ago
    To quote guest InstaPundit blogger Stewart Baker (http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/did-apple-reject-a-political-candidates-app-because-it-defamed-henry-waxman-%c2%a0dear-steve-jobs/ http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/did-apple-reject-a-polit...): "Dear Steve Jobs: If you’re ever making a presentation and see a really fit blonde woman running down the aisle with a hammer, get off the stage. She’s definitely looking for you."
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GiraffeNecktie 16y ago
Overall I liked the article, but "draconian future"? Somebody at Google needs to spend some quality time with their dictionary.
- hga 16y ago
  Well, a minimum of politeness in public is expected. Me, I might have said "near totalitarian present", echoing in part ryandvm's comment. What really gets me, and could by many be counted as a final straw, was Jobs saying "the platform needs a HyperCard" and then his personally disproving RunRev's version: http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/revmobile-and-apples-iphone-sdk-agreement/ http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/revmobile-and-appl...
- louismg 16y ago
  I used the word draconian because that is how Google's Vic Gundotra phrased it. Had he not used the word, I would not have either.
martythemaniak 16y ago
I'm curious as to why Google's OTA music and app sync didn't get people more interested yesterday. I was watching the keynote and all I could think was "oh man, that's awesome. I never have to use posTunes again!"
- dagw 16y ago
  I'm interested, but I won't become excited until more details about how it will actually works and how I can actually use it become available.
- Andys 16y ago
  For me, its because I am happy with how I handle music, the same way I have for the last 10+ years: share mp3s with friends, buy the CDs online I like and rip them to FLAC, or purchase download directly from some great artists. Then copy the files between all my devices, as much as I like, using the usual methods (USB, FTP, SCP..)
  - dannyr 16y ago
    What a seamless experience! ;-)
- DenisM 16y ago
  I guess because what's there works reasonably well for most people as it is? Geeks compare what they have to what's technologically possible, normal people compare what they have to what they used to have or to what others have.
logic 16y ago
I don't see a draconian future ahead of me as an iPhone owner. I just installed Android on my 3G last night (as a test; it's nowhere near ready for day-to-day use yet, but it dual-boots, so you don't lose the iPhone OS), and can see a very nice option for my "outdated hardware" coming in the next year. :) Ref: http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/ http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/
esponapule 16y ago
yes as well as a present

14 points by derekc 16y ago

ryandvm 16y ago

They sure as hell have a draconian present.

percept 16y ago
I don't really have any stake in this, but if you contrast the ethos of their 1984 commercial with some of the stuff happening now . . . [Written on my MBP while listening to my iPod.]
- hga 16y ago
  To quote guest InstaPundit blogger Stewart Baker (http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/did-apple-reject-a-political-candidates-app-because-it-defamed-henry-waxman-%c2%a0dear-steve-jobs/ http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/did-apple-reject-a-polit...): "Dear Steve Jobs: If you’re ever making a presentation and see a really fit blonde woman running down the aisle with a hammer, get off the stage. She’s definitely looking for you."
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GiraffeNecktie 16y ago

Overall I liked the article, but "draconian future"? Somebody at Google needs to spend some quality time with their dictionary.

hga 16y ago
Well, a minimum of politeness in public is expected. Me, I might have said "near totalitarian present", echoing in part ryandvm's comment. What really gets me, and could by many be counted as a final straw, was Jobs saying "the platform needs a HyperCard" and then his personally disproving RunRev's version: http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/revmobile-and-apples-iphone-sdk-agreement/ http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/revmobile-and-appl...
louismg 16y ago
I used the word draconian because that is how Google's Vic Gundotra phrased it. Had he not used the word, I would not have either.

martythemaniak 16y ago

I'm curious as to why Google's OTA music and app sync didn't get people more interested yesterday. I was watching the keynote and all I could think was "oh man, that's awesome. I never have to use posTunes again!"

dagw 16y ago
I'm interested, but I won't become excited until more details about how it will actually works and how I can actually use it become available.
Andys 16y ago
For me, its because I am happy with how I handle music, the same way I have for the last 10+ years: share mp3s with friends, buy the CDs online I like and rip them to FLAC, or purchase download directly from some great artists. Then copy the files between all my devices, as much as I like, using the usual methods (USB, FTP, SCP..)
- dannyr 16y ago
  What a seamless experience! ;-)
DenisM 16y ago
I guess because what's there works reasonably well for most people as it is? Geeks compare what they have to what's technologically possible, normal people compare what they have to what they used to have or to what others have.

logic 16y ago

I don't see a draconian future ahead of me as an iPhone owner. I just installed Android on my 3G last night (as a test; it's nowhere near ready for day-to-day use yet, but it dual-boots, so you don't lose the iPhone OS), and can see a very nice option for my "outdated hardware" coming in the next year. :) Ref: http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/ http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/

esponapule 16y ago

yes as well as a present