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radarthekat said:

gatorguy said:

radarthekat said:

gatorguy said:

damonf said:

radarthekat said:

Can we also sue movie theaters for not allowing us to bring our own food?  And restaurants, for that matter.  I really like the atmosphere at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, but their prices are too high for my taste.  Why shouldn't I be able to bring my own steak and eat it there?  And I want to be able to buy competing products from individual vendors while at Macy's, flea market style.  Why aren't those vendors allowed to hang out in Macy's?  Maybe setup a booth there?

Do people even understand that they don't 'own' iOS?  That they have only a license to use it?  It's not their OS.  They own the hardware they purchase from Apple, and so, as another commenter indicates, they are free to jailbreak and install their own apps on the hardware.  But I can't see that Apple has any obligation to allow outside apps runnng under iOS.  IOS is the analog to the retail space owned by a Macy's or the lobby of a movie theater.  

The movie theater example was one I was about to post, thanks for saving me the time.  Another poster's car example is not necessarily a good example, as it mainly involves hardware and not software.  You don't hear of customers or any other 3rd parties being allowed to sue car manufacturers so that they can re-write the manufacturer's code to change the design/layout of what's on all their dash/console displays, or to change the "brake assist" parameters.  Why?  Because it is a safety issue.  That's the argument Apple needs to make: their app store is an integral part of the safety and security of iPhone, iPad, and tvOS. 

Courts also need to stop treating Apple like its a monopoly.  Walled garden does not equal monopoly.  Customers still have a choice to go to another garden that isn't walled!

Honest question: Would the iOS operating system need to be substantially changed in order to permit sideloading of apps? What exactly is the roadblock, something other than a marketing choice? 

Yes, it's something other than marketing. But thanks for being obtuse.

@radarthekat ;;That's hardly an answer, but I've no idea why an AI moderator would think it's proper to instead try to personally insult another long-time member. It sometimes happens with regular members but entirely inappropriate for a moderator tasked with keeping threads on topic and respectful to all posters to do so IMO. 

It's because you were being obtuse, deliberately so.  How else could one who has been here so long ask the question in the manner you did?  Just because I'm a moderator doesn't imply I can't call someone out when I see them trying to game the topic.  You should know quite well Apple's product development and design isn't driven primarily by marketing decisions, but by a desire to create products that are the best they can be given the technology and environment.  Is it not completely obvious to a long time member here that Apple feels, rightly or wrongly, that they cannot provide a device with the best security and stability by opening it up to apps that they don't use their own considerable in-house expertise to vett?  You can argue whether Apple's efforts represent the best way to vett apps, but it's being obtuse to suggest that they are making these decisions in the marketing department. 

Macs can sideload apps and they haven't turned into a malware infested dump. Don't see your logic.

christopher126 said:

i'd like Ai to have two buttons upon logging in...First "Anyone w/ a college degree or has read a book in the last two years!" and the other entry button to be for "Everyone Else!" or maybe simply, "Positive People," and "Negative People." Or better yet, "Positive People," and "Dumb Asses!"

I'm done reading these posts. Later Dumb Asses!

They should also have a button that you can click on posts that hurt your feelings, and they should even make it available to view when they click your profile. That way the internet can accomodate your feelings.

A lot of improvements are coming in areas where I am comfortable with the current gen iPhone. I have a 6S, and I'm quite happy with the photos it takes and the speed of the phone. 2GB RAM is enough for me, and the improvements on the CPU are really trivial in my use case (browsing the web, checking reddit, etc).

I don't really find any features that stands out to justify upgrading my phone. Maybe next year.

sog35 said:

This is BS.

They will run away with the money 

99% of kickstarters are scams or the product does not live up to the promise.

99% of your comments are dumb and useless. 

I just pulled that number out of my ass, but that's ok. People won't fact check me and by making up those numbers I discredit you for no purpose... no purpose at all.

sog35 said:

In related news Glad Trash Bags have a 90% market share in the bags market.
Louis Vutton share shrunk to only 5%

I hate when people make these comparisons.

First of all, a bag is an accessory used to carry your stuff from one place to the next. Buying a Louis Vutton bag is an excercise of spending unnecessary amount of money to carry your stuff. The only reason people spend the money is to stand out from other folks, and they're rich. No other reason

iPhone is a comms tool used to manage most things in your life, as well as staying connected to the world. It's a unique device, with a unique operating system, with sometimes unique apps, and with unique security. Nobody stands out by owning an iPhone because pretty much everyone I know has an iPhone, and they're not rich.

Android is a comms tool used to manage most things in your life also. It's not unique in that many different companies have access to the operating system. Some companies choose to tweak it to make unique apps for it, but overall it's still Android. It lacks security and privacy, however apps can access the OS in a different manner and it allows some apps to do more with the phone.

The only reason someone might think iPhone is for higher class people is the perceived value of the Apple brand, and that's all phsycology and frankly kinda stupid. If you see someone with a shitty Android phone, you might think he's poor, and that might be true, but if you saw someone with an iPhone 4, or iPhone 3GS, would you think he's rich? No, makes no sense.

If someone carried around a Louis Vutton bag from 5 years ago, they would still be looked at as being wealthy because it's still a Louis Vutton bag. That's not the case with an iPhone. Old technology is old technology. It's useless except for 50 years from now when a collector wants it.

Let's stop turning technology into fashion. It's not an accessory, it's a tool for enhancing your life. Ever heard of a Louis Vutton hammer?