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I think there’s a line that needs to be drawn between ‘general purpose computing device’ and ‘content consumption device’ One of these is OK to be all locked d
by bluescrn 6y ago
I think there’s a line that needs to be drawn between ‘general purpose computing device’ and ‘content consumption device’
One of these is OK to be all locked down and centered around a monopolistic content store. The other one really isn’t.
Smartphones and tablets have been trying to move from one category to the other, and this is where the problem lies.
- Karunamon 6y agoThe problem is that the difference between those two devices boils down ENTIRELY to the addition of DRM. The only thing stopping a game console from being a general purpose computer are the platform creators preventing you from running the code of your choice on hardware you own. This distinction is purely arbitrary, user-hostile, and monopolistic, and so it is not worth respecting.
- manojlds 6y agoAlso, consoles are sold at a loss. Would be happier with Apple if they too sell at a loss. Another point - Kindles are also content consumption (and sold at a loss or were) but they still allow me to load any book that I have.
- anoncake 6y ago> Also, consoles are sold at a loss. Which means they're to cheap. Customers need accurate price information or they will buy things that were more expensive to produce than they're worth.
- valvar 6y agoWhy should corporations be allowed to trample all over our freedoms just because the devices can be classified as primarily being for consuming content? Should we have no agency in how we choose to consume content?