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Author here. I'm sorry you feel that way. I think users should care. These monocultures we're breeding are - I think - harmful to society and the economy - se

• eykanal 14y ago
  I hear you, sorry if I came across too harsh. While you may or may not be correct, I don't think these posts do anything to help the situation, and particularly given that you don't propose any suggestions it comes across (to me) as ranting. I personally think that nowadays, given where the industry is headed and how consumers have demonstrated their interests, it's completely unreasonable to expect the purchase of computer software to be similar to that of durable goods (e.g., your oven), and I don't see that changing without a sufficiently strong business model supporting whatever alternative that you can devise.
  • edent 14y ago
    Oh, it's totally a rant. I'm just a lone blogger trying to see if anyone feels the same way I do. It just disappoints me that industry is trying to move to a "buy everything from us - because that's the only guarantee it will work" system. Good discussing things with you.
• pdonis 14y ago
  I'm "naive" enough to think that if you bought into an "ecosystem" that was known to be a walled garden, you have no business complaining about the perfectly foreseeable consequences of that decision. Don't want to be part of the ecosystem? Then don't be. But what's the point of ranting about it? Just vote with your wallet.