Apple Platform Lock-Ins, A 3rd Party Dev's Opinion 411
Iftekhar writes "Wil Shipley, of Delicious Monster fame, has written a very candid essay on what he perceives as Apple's growing trend toward platform lock-ins. He writes: 'Why is the iPhone locked to a single carrier, so I can't travel internationally with it? There's really only one viable reason: Apple wanted a share of the carrier's profits, which meant giving AT&T an exclusive deal. Which meant, we get screwed so Apple can make more money. It's that simple. [...] As Apple gets more and more of its revenue from non-Mac devices, they are also getting more and more of their revenue from devices that simply exclude third parties. Consumers suffer from this. We suffer from increased prices and decreased competition and innovation. We suffer so Apple can make a few more bucks, when Apple is clearly not hurting for money.'"
No shit sherlock (Score:5, Funny)
Essay doesn't mention the worst part (Score:5, Funny)
Wait...
Ob. Penny Arcade ref. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:You know what? (Score:5, Funny)
You know what? I'm sick of this sort of thing. Guess what guys, Apple is in it for the money!
The problem is there's a lot of Apple fanboys who are slowly coming to that conclusion, though fighting it tooth and nail. These people believe Apple exists to make them happy, not to make money.
Re:So let me get this straight... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:If you don't like it (Score:2, Funny)
I'm pretty sure that $1 doesn't go very far on yacht purchases.
Re:Not the first intl screwup (Score:4, Funny)
Re:If you don't like it (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe he's purchasing a yacht nano.
Re:So let me get this straight... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Apple == MicROsoft? (Score:5, Funny)
And, as for where the personification of Linux is, sadly those commercials were not shot in someone's parents' basement.
Re:So let me get this straight... (Score:3, Funny)