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Apple Rejecting Apps That Use Dropbox
eleman:
Or...
^ To prevent a device lock-in,
-wraith808 (May 02, 2012, 06:39 PM)
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you could just abolish DMCA's restrictions on breaking digital locks in devices you own.
wraith808:
^ That doesn't prevent device lock-in. If I have iOS Apps, no matter what you do, they are not going to run on Android, and vice versa. And they've already said that jailbreaking and such does not violate the DMCA.
Renegade:
Sigh...
Does any of this surprise anyone?
IainB:
Sigh...
Does any of this surprise anyone?
-Renegade (May 02, 2012, 10:46 PM)
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No.
And yet, people will probably continue to buy Apple toys whilst ignorant of this small fact.
Because, from the manufacturer's perspective, "lock-in" works, and "there's one born every minute".
This is arguably a form of industrialised victimisation of the consumer.
Renegade:
This is arguably a form of industrialised victimisation of the consumer.
-IainB (May 02, 2012, 11:30 PM)
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+1!
Actually, if I may be so bold as to edit a tiny bit...
This is arguably a form of industrialised victimisation of the consumer.
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It's the same thing as planned obsolescence or engineered obsolescence. It's purely predatory.
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