Corporate Censorship Kills Creative Innovation

“But Apple has maintained an almost North Koreanish dictatorial
control over the devices, becoming the arbitrator over what is good
and bad, what is allowed and not allowed.

“They don’t have this control over the Mac because it is a real
computer and an open device, but they can do this with the iPhone
because we (as consumers) were convinced by the cell phone carriers
that they needed this control to protect their networks (in the
same way they wouldn’t let us own our own telephones in the 70s)
and Apple was happy to jump on that ship because they could finally
control everything that went on the device and we bought it into
it.

“Apple apologists say that Apple needs this control to maintain
the “specialness” of the device. I say that’s a load of crap.
Anyone that uses a Mac will tell you that much of the software
(completely out of Apple’s control) is beautiful and highly
functional, unlike the sea of garbage that finds it’s way onto
Windows. Apple set a high aesthetic standard and challenges people
to follow it and it’s worked great. No one tells me what I can or
can not buy and use on my Mac, yet it’s all lovely and
special.”

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