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An open iPhone compatible is probably the answer here.
by beacon294 3y ago
An open iPhone compatible is probably the answer here.
- standardUser 3y agoWhy would anyone downvote this? Would love an explanation. Why not let Apple keep building their wall higher and higher but also let other's emulate and create interoperable alternatives. The best of all worlds.
- nprateem 3y agoBecause it's divorced from reality. In no world will volunteers maintain parity with a trillion dollar hardware and software company covered by a multitude of patents.
- beacon294 3y agoIs this a joke? I was obviously calling back both to PC compatibles and UNIX compatibles. Both open systems have completely dominated the closed systems. It is obvious that Apple is doing everything to prevent this.
- nprateem 3y agoYeah and look at the raging success of Linux on the desktop.
- standardUser 3y agoEnduring success at the very least.
- gradschool 3y agoAnother explanation is that it's too radical of an idea even for HN. I see no reason a judge in a hypothetical anti-trust case against Apple couldn't give it a choice between ceasing operations and open sourcing its whole technology stack.