On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > This has to be the most absurd thing that I have heard in a long time. Apple > championing an open standard and dissing proprietary software. LOL
They did. */me listens to bubble of ignorance going pop* > They are worse than MS for protecting their IP and running closed systems. They aren't. > Apple wants DRM more than anybody. Even apps for their Apple store need They don't. Maybe you aren't up on recent news, but Apple just (as in, last year) removed DRM from music in the iTunes store as part of their iTunes Plus program. There is still content which hasn't been switched over still, but from now on, it's all DRM free. This only applies to music, however. I don't think Apple was able to wrestle DRM out of the agreement with Hollywood. And DRM for the apps is necessary to protect application developers. Piracy rates on iPhone OS devices are high enough as it is. Until users can demonstrate some basic respect for the property of application developers, DRM will stay. I don't really care if you think that software should be free. That's not your decision to make, and if a developer doesn't make their software free, then piracy is still theft. And wrong. While I personally think DRM is more trouble than it's worth (any lock, no matter how expensive, can be broken) I can understand and respect other developers for trying to use DRM to prevent people from walking off with the developers' software without paying anything. > their stamp of approval. Let's stay real. Adobe, Microsoft or Apple; there Yes, it really is so horrible that all those people who agree to developer and user contracts in which they agree to Apple's restrictive content policies on the iPhone actually have to abide by the contract. It really is so horrible that Apple has decided to vet software for stability and appropriateness before it hits the store. It's almost as bad as those Nazi-like package maintainers from Linux, you know, those dickheads who make sure that half-baked software doesn't get into the repositories, and that pictures of giant dildos aren't snuck into downloads for poor users to find. This whole concept of a controlled computing environment is so horrible! Grow up. Apple controls what goes on the iPhone OS to make the whole user experience better. It's why there aren't a billion apps with background processes slowing down the iPhone. It's why you can buy an app and expect it to work, no matter what other apps you already have installed. That they don't let you install things from other sources, well, that's another matter. But that's why you buy an iPhone and not Mac OS X Mobile. It is what it is, and complaining to myself and other Linux users isn't going to do a lick of good, other than irritate other people that would otherwise like you. > is no difference. They all want to make money and protect their IP. > Criticise Flash all you want but please spare us the hyperbole. There is quite a bit of difference: Microsoft: vendor lockin until the end of time. Poorly built libraries, usually a few steps behind what the consumer wants. Apple: hip, vendor lockin until the end of time. Actually builds the devices and the software, so at least the stupid device will work [most] of the time. Usually a few steps behind what the consumer wants. Adobe: silly third-party company seeking to monpolise the platform on which content is delivered. They have helped to create a Microsoft-facing world by being slow to port Flash to Linux, and have been slow to update Flash for Mac. It would only be hyperbole if I didn't know what the hell I was talking about. Either that or you are unfamiliar with what hyperbole actually means. In which case, I'll drop you a hint: it doesn't mean that I'm wrong for agreeing with Apple when they accuse Adobe of hampering web standards. Just because Apple is idiosyncratic about their support of open-source doesn't mean you should be so darn aggressive when they do support open-standards. Rather, your rabid anti-everything-but-Linux attitude is the kind of response that is largely responsible for much trepidation in corporate-types when it comes to migrating towards more open systems. Then again, you might not be that familiar with techniques like positive-reinforcement, either. But either way, if you're going to be tossing around accusations like that [accusing me of hyperbole] you should be ready to suffer retaliations as aggressive as mine given above (normally I'm much more demure). I've lived the life with Linux, Windows, and Mac for a long time now. So I'm confident my facts/opinions are grounded in actual fact. Are you so sure, mr-probably-is-a-fanboi? -- Registered Linux Addict #431495 For Faith and Family! | John 3:16! http://www.fsdev.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
