Steve Jobs has always had the "my way, or the highway" attitude when it comes to Apple and Apple products. When the second coming of Jobs occurred, he started with a mellower tone. He started to work well with others, yet still demand excellence. Of course he had a few, "I know best" moves which flopped, such as the Cube. But all and all, Jobs was more flexible.
Now come the iPhone, and it looks like Apple is back at the heavy handedness. Especially by not allowing competing products on the iPhone. The Apps store is both a cure and a curse. Sure you have a store of tons of Apps in the palm of your hand. But they had to filter through Apple. Now others are revolting. I read that there is a way to get Apps for the iPhone which is not the Apps store.
I always thought that if Apple was on top they would not have the heavy hand like Microsoft. But I hate to say it but they appear to have the same affliction.
Apple Arrogance
2 comments:
Stitch, it's hard for me to go that far. I do believe that there is such a thing as inappropriate content. I just don't think pornography that anyone can download is appropriate, or even necessary. The problem for something like pornography is that there are different levels of pornography, and because of that Apple has to draw the line somewhere. I wish there were a well defined line for "appropriate pornography", but there isn't, and I think Apple has an obligation to make a that distinction somehow. By doing that they will certainly anger someone.
I realize it's a difficult topic, and you probably disagree. Maybe I'm too much of an Apple fanatic, and my judgement is skewed! Or, maybe I'm turning into too much of a prude!
The article is refering to applications which Apple rejected like GoogleVoice. Since Apple controls what can and cannot go on the iPhone they can also suppress innovation which encroaches on their marketing goals.
Can you imagine if Microsoft did not allow you to use Netscape on your PC. Oh wait, they just made Netscape run slower than IE, forcing it out of the market.
The question is, when you buy a hardware device, should the maker of the device be able to limit your use of the device with software or a controlled content App store. I read that Opera would love to port their browser to the iPhone but they fear that Apple will not allow it to be on the Apps store. Safari only!! This is what I think is shameful of Apple. Allow competition, and then compete on the merits of your software alone, not strong arm tactics.
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