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I'm sick of this argument. The Apple ecosystem is very closed but like it or not it has been a great business model.

• electromagnetic 16y ago
  Has it? Apple's move to the exceptionally closed has only proved profitable in handheld devices and as these devices become more powerful it's going to stagnate like the Mac system. Apples complete refusal to implement Flash is a prime example of this. They want to lock their users into paying for games that they can play freely online if only they could use flash. With the Dell Streak expected to have flash support and almost as powerful CPU as many netbooks, Apple is already falling out of the market. Smart phones are taking the step to mini-tablet PC's and Apple is vehemently opposing the steps necessary to keep it competitive. It's a shitty business model; Apple just deployed it where it doesn't make a blind bit of difference . . . until now.
  • rimantas 16y ago
    They want to lock their users into paying for games that they can play freely online if only they could use flash. How many examples of such games can you provide? I mean those who can be played on touchscreen without a mouse and a keyboard. Apple must be making ton of money with their native equivalents on iP*, right? With the Dell Streak expected to have flash support and almost as powerful CPU as many netbooks, Apple is already falling out of the market Yeah sure, people bought 2 000 000 iPads in two months but now Apple will suddenly lose all that appeal to some device not in the market yet. Perception indeed.