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I thought this discussion was about a hypothetical future where Apple takes away the sudo access to MacBooks, too.

• philwelch 16y ago
  Why would you think that? From context, the topic of discussion was the merits of app stores, certainly not some sort of implausible hypothetical future where Apple cripples or discontinues the actual computers they sell.
  • Tichy 16y ago
    Hm, checking the comments, there really is no mentioning about crippling by Apple. However, I don't think anybody has a problem with App stores in themselves. The problem starts when the App store is the only way to get software onto the computer. It is a popular predication that Apple might try to push their "normal" computers into the same direction as iOS. So when talking about why "techies" don't like Apple, what else than the dictatorship would be the reason? Ubuntu has an App Store, too. So has Android.
    • philwelch 16y ago
      It is a popular predication that Apple might try to push their "normal" computers into the same direction as iOS. I'll grant it's a popular prediction. But it's not a plausible one. It's plausible that the Mac would be neglected, perhaps, but not crippled outright. The whole point of iOS devices is to sell a product that's differentiated from traditional personal computers. Now, if it was a matter of not being in control of one's phone, that would be a reasonable discussion.