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"Who appointed Apple the globe’s moral arbiter?" We did.
by antidoh 14y ago
"Who appointed Apple the globe’s moral arbiter?"
We did.
- SpikeDad 14y agoI'm sure you mean this in the vein of "Apple is controlling the App Store so they're evil" but in reality you should be thinking "Apple is controlling the App Store because if they didn't they would be sued over and over again by posting adult-themed apps because the US is a) puritan and b) lawsuit crazy".
- antidoh 14y agoNo, Apple can do what they want. We make them the censor to the extant that we rely on them for distribution. As for lawsuits, I doubt that B&N would be sued if they offered this book in hardcover, coffee table format. Which is probably a better format for something like this anyway.
- calciphus 14y agoI'm sorry, I don't buy the "you (society) made your bed, now sleep in it" justification. Apple grew to dominance in several spaces prior to entering book distribution. That same logic applied anywhere else (politics, war, relationships) is just stupid, why is it fair here? Blocking a history book because it contains a few dozen photos of nude adults should not be excused because US tweens wanted to store more music.