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Do iPhone Users Face a Draconian Future?

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14 pointsderekc13 comments

They sure as hell have a draconian present.

I don't really have any stake in this, but if you contrast the ethos of their 1984 commercial with some of the stuff happening now . . .

[Written on my MBP while listening to my iPod.]

To quote guest InstaPundit blogger Stewart Baker (http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/did-apple-reject-a-polit...):

"Dear Steve Jobs: If you’re ever making a presentation and see a really fit blonde woman running down the aisle with a hammer, get off the stage. She’s definitely looking for you."

I don't see a draconian future ahead of me as an iPhone owner. I just installed Android on my 3G last night (as a test; it's nowhere near ready for day-to-day use yet, but it dual-boots, so you don't lose the iPhone OS), and can see a very nice option for my "outdated hardware" coming in the next year. :)

Ref: http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/

Overall I liked the article, but "draconian future"? Somebody at Google needs to spend some quality time with their dictionary.

Well, a minimum of politeness in public is expected.

Me, I might have said "near totalitarian present", echoing in part ryandvm's comment. What really gets me, and could by many be counted as a final straw, was Jobs saying "the platform needs a HyperCard" and then his personally disproving RunRev's version: http://www.runrev.com/company/runrev-blog/revmobile-and-appl...

I used the word draconian because that is how Google's Vic Gundotra phrased it. Had he not used the word, I would not have either.

I'm curious as to why Google's OTA music and app sync didn't get people more interested yesterday. I was watching the keynote and all I could think was "oh man, that's awesome. I never have to use posTunes again!"

I'm interested, but I won't become excited until more details about how it will actually works and how I can actually use it become available.

For me, its because I am happy with how I handle music, the same way I have for the last 10+ years: share mp3s with friends, buy the CDs online I like and rip them to FLAC, or purchase download directly from some great artists.

Then copy the files between all my devices, as much as I like, using the usual methods (USB, FTP, SCP..)

What a seamless experience! ;-)

I guess because what's there works reasonably well for most people as it is? Geeks compare what they have to what's technologically possible, normal people compare what they have to what they used to have or to what others have.

yes as well as a present

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