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Microsoft: concrete prison cell with a wooden stool with splinters for you to sit on. Apple: glass and steel prison cell with an Aeron chair for you to sit on.
by bk 18y ago
Microsoft: concrete prison cell with a wooden stool with splinters for you to sit on.
Apple: glass and steel prison cell with an Aeron chair for you to sit on.
- jrockway 18y agoBad example. It's very easy to install (and write) software on Windows Mobile phones. Up until a few years ago (with the advent of OpenMoko and Android), Windows Mobile was the most open mobile phone platform.
- bk 18y agoI should have been more clear. My point was intended to be more general than just mobile apps. Both MS and Apple have business strategies and practices that strive for lock-in and monopolization, which is their prerogative, but it clearly deprives their users of many freedoms to use their hardware/software. Apple makes it look and feel more comfortable, but it's fundamentally the same philosophy. Differences between the two originate from Apple primarily selling hardware and MS software.