Friday, April 30, 2010

Apple is becoming evil

I see both sides in the Apple vs. Flash war. Apple cares most about making their hardware work, Adobe wants people to use their cool software.

But Apple's censorship of the App Store is out of line. (Not to mention the goon squad going after their lost iPhone prototype. If you want to keep the next version a secret, don't leave it in a bar!) Not only have they censored political cartoonists and random apps they don't like, they've also censored a journalist.

The iPad is pretty. And a great intro computer for novices. But Apple's walled garden is the AOL of the 21st century. It ain't the whole internet. And Apple is acting like a vengeful god, arrogant and spiteful.

1 comment:

Sam said...

Wait, how are the censoring the work you describe when you can buy a non Apple product and easily view it without Apple getting in the way?

I must say I agree with Steve's argument (http://gawker.com/5539717/steve-jobs-offers-world-freedom-from-porn?skyline=true&s=i), Apple has the right to create the end-user experience they envision. If they envision the end-user experience to not include a political cartoonist, that is their right. But in this case, it looks more like they are fine-tuning their app approval process.