Why is this an ethical question and not an economic one?

Robby

On Friday, June 18, 2010, Neil Van Dyke <n...@neilvandyke.org> wrote:
> Apple has been brutal with iPhone developers, running the platform as a 
> ruthless and fickle dictatorship.  I believe that this is the general 
> perception of iPhone developers.
>
> Even if one is willing to jump through Apple's hoops, and one accepts that, 
> at any time and for any reason, Apple will have no qualms about simply 
> kicking one off the platform, instantly and without explanation... I believe 
> that there is also an ethical question of whether supporting the iPhone 
> platform is contributing to the success of Apple's ruthless, 
> anti-competitive, and closed-platform practices.
>
> Android, Symbian, the new Nokia Qt stuff, Java... all alternative mobile 
> device platforms for civic-minded techies to consider.
>
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