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If they don't have to support and when they have a right to not support, don't they automatically have the right to actively block too? If it is a standard, th

If they don't have to support and when they have a right to not support, don't they automatically have the right to actively block too? If it is a standard, they HAVE to support it. If not, they are justified in actively BLOCKing it. There is nothing in between that makes sense to me.

TomOfTTB 17y ago
I don't know. You aren't laying out any logical reasoning behind what you're saying other than "you feel" that way. Once my car's warranty expires should Chevy be allowed to enforce a mandatory recall in which they change the car to prevent after market products from working in it?
- upinsmoke 17y ago
  Depends if your Chevy gets the newest (regular) updates from the manufactory. There's nothing to stop you to use the old version of iTunes that as far as I understand still works.
- padmanabhan01 17y ago
  The logical reasoning is that - if they don't have to support it, they can actively block it. If it is a standard, they should actively support it. If it is not a standard, they can actively block it.
- jodrellblank 17y ago
  The reasoning is like running a firewall - you block everything, then open up only the services you need open, and only from the sources you need things accessible to. By analogy, Apple can make it so that nothing syncs with iTunes, then open it up so that the iPod and iPhone do. By doing that, they cut off anyone ranting that iTunes is rubbish because it crashed when syncing their music (unmentioned: to a third party device). Microsoft picked up an incredibly bad rap for bluescreens, enormous numbers of them were caused by poor device drivers and shoddy third party software. Apple has little benefit in allowing El-Cheapo Music System to sync with iTunes, but lots of potential downside (support calls, lowered image of Apple, people migrating away from the Apple ecosystem towards less profitable accessories, buggy integration that requires development and testing of software update workarounds).

TomOfTTB 17y ago

I don't know. You aren't laying out any logical reasoning behind what you're saying other than "you feel" that way. Once my car's warranty expires should Chevy be allowed to enforce a mandatory recall in which they change the car to prevent after market products from working in it?

upinsmoke 17y ago
Depends if your Chevy gets the newest (regular) updates from the manufactory. There's nothing to stop you to use the old version of iTunes that as far as I understand still works.
padmanabhan01 17y ago
The logical reasoning is that - if they don't have to support it, they can actively block it. If it is a standard, they should actively support it. If it is not a standard, they can actively block it.
jodrellblank 17y ago
The reasoning is like running a firewall - you block everything, then open up only the services you need open, and only from the sources you need things accessible to. By analogy, Apple can make it so that nothing syncs with iTunes, then open it up so that the iPod and iPhone do. By doing that, they cut off anyone ranting that iTunes is rubbish because it crashed when syncing their music (unmentioned: to a third party device). Microsoft picked up an incredibly bad rap for bluescreens, enormous numbers of them were caused by poor device drivers and shoddy third party software. Apple has little benefit in allowing El-Cheapo Music System to sync with iTunes, but lots of potential downside (support calls, lowered image of Apple, people migrating away from the Apple ecosystem towards less profitable accessories, buggy integration that requires development and testing of software update workarounds).