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s/users/most users/g If I want to install software on a device that I bought, I should not need to jailbreak it. If I want to install software on a device tha

• coldtea 13y ago
  Well, in the abstract I agree. But if the platform was built by someone else, he gets to set the rules. And if the rules are lax enough, like the App Store is, and people using the platform dont mind much, then we don't have much of a case.
  • JoeAltmaier 13y ago
    That's disingenuous. Other platforms are open; Apple sets the rules because they closed the platform. Their excuse for this was to improve security and reliability(?) SO now they're curating based on subjective standards of questionable merit. If the app meets reliability and design standards, why not let the market decide? Its arrogance.
  • MereInterest 13y ago
    Every platform was built by somebody. If I buy batteries, should the engineer who designed those batteries (or, heck, Alessandro Volta) be able to place restrictions on the use of those batteries? If I buy a car, should the seller be able to place restrictions on which roads I drive on? If I buy flour, should I be able to use it in recipes only with ingredients bought from the same company? Apple should by no means ever restrict the ability to place code on a device that they sell. Restrict things from the App Store? Sure. Restrict devices to only use the App Store? Absolutely not.