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You can hate me as much you like but there was nothing there before Apple that created this kind of control over arbitrary applications that you can run on comp
by nojokes 6y ago
You can hate me as much you like but there was nothing there before Apple that created this kind of control over arbitrary applications that you can run on computers. Let this settle.
- oneplane 6y agoSure there was. Remember cartridges for the game consoles? Or the clipper chip? (mostly about data but still a central form of control) Or HDCP. Or CSME which has PAVP. AGESA has a similar thing. Or the ACM validated by the ROM in all Intel CPUs. You can't even load an OS before you get it allowed by them. I think you meant to say: not directly visible by the user at the scale in terms of single-vendor profits. But that's a different thing which needs different treatment. Either antitrust laws or new laws will have something to say about that, because it boils down to 'power' that is currently legal as-is. You can be emotional about it, but that doesn't help the discussion.