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Ruei · 05-12-09

VulcanDragon has a very good point, and I agree.

Ravin · 05-12-09

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Originally Posted by KamuiRSX

You know what Apple should do to prove how hard they are on piracy...Reject the internet on the Macs. Make it so that Macs cannot connect to the internet at all.

I mean using their logic. The internet is not illegal but it can be used for copyright infringement.

that is sig worthy material right there

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Originally Posted by VulcanDragon

Well, people are making a big deal out of it because it's kind of a big deal. I don't think anyone would disagree that Apple has the right to refuse to sell any application from their online store. It's kind of stupid to have such apparently ambiguous guidelines as to what will make the cut and what won't, but whatever...their store, they can be ambiguous and arbitrary about that if they want.

But where they cross a big line into potential anti-competition territory is when they explicity prohibit and actively prevent you from acquiring, installing, and using software they do not "approve of" through other channels. For the industrious among you who jailbreak yiur iPhone to get around that ridiculous restriction, Apple brands you a pirate/criminal and takes action to lock you up again with the next software update.

Apple is about as wrong as can be on this issue, and I can't see how they won't be forced to open up eventually. Their business model depends on the app store, so of course they will fight it to the end.

QFT.. Don't like it don't buy an iPhone. Or Jailbreak your phone to run those unapproved 3rd party apps and/or run a non-apple OS. Or write your own apps. iPhone SDKs are available.

And I believe that the Apple argument about using unapproved apps is that they might be buggy/incompatible and lead to a bad user experience, and then the dissatisfied user buys another product next time. (which is what I did when the iPod died)

My

nathris · 05-12-09

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Originally Posted by ElMikeTheMike

There ya go. Too bad a majority of the others in this thread are in your position, but for whatever the reason are still irate over this.

The funny thing though is the double standard that applies here. If Apple does it, it's their right. However it Microsoft were to do it, we wouldn't be having this argument, because this thread would already be 8 pages long and completely filled with hate

Also:

r34p3rex · 05-12-09

dont worry, itll be in cydia soon enough :P

onlycodered · 05-12-09

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Originally Posted by Flux

Indeed, considering Transmission made it through , why shouldn't this management app.

That's quite a bit different. You don't need to have an app approved to release it for Mac OS X.

ramenmeal · 05-12-09

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Originally Posted by OC'ing Noob

And people are surprised by this why? Apple bases virtually it's entire market share on IP and DRM...

itunes no longer has DRM

kylzer · 05-12-09

Anything with windows mobile runs BT fine.

wierdo124 · 05-12-09

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Originally Posted by ElMikeTheMike

There ya go. Too bad a majority of the others in this thread are in your position, but for whatever the reason are still irate over this.

I can't believe it, but i actually agree with Mike for the first time ever.

killerhz · 05-12-09

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Originally Posted by ElMikeTheMike

There ya go. Too bad a majority of the others in this thread are in your position, but for whatever the reason are still irate over this.

I know I am late to the topic but thought the exact same thing, lol.

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