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Sure he can. And besides, Apple won't change course because us devs worrying and they never have in the past. Neither did Microsoft, at least not out of free wi

• 4ad 11y ago
  > Ranting and politically complaining as the article does won't change anything. Yes it does, it educates readers, it can convince others not to buy iOS devices. Other articles have certainly convinced me of that, for which I am very thankful to the authors. These articles are not for Apple, they are for the people. People like us in Internet forums, who then discuss them, learn something (or not), and then make a decision (or not).
• guelo 11y ago
  Back when Microsoft had 90% of the browser market share they could have pulled an Apple and locked everybody else out of the web. The only reason they didn't do that was because the antitrust regulators didn't let them. But if it had been left up to the "buying power" of consumers we would have lost one of the greatest inventions of our time to an awful greedy corporation. The iPhone probably wouldn't even exist or they would have to license IE from Microsoft.
• sp332 11y ago
  "The only power we have is buying power." That's what this article is trying to fix.