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Re: Why the iPhone really, really sucks

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____/ Homer on Monday 22 June 2009 20:11 : \____

> Two fairly undeniable reasons:
> 
> 1. "An Application may not itself install or launch other executable
>     code by any means, including without limitation through the use of a
>     plug-in architecture, calling other frameworks, other APIs or
>     otherwise. No interpreted code may be downloaded and used in an
>     Application except for code that is interpreted and run by Apple's
>     Published APIs and built-in interpreter(s)"
>        ~ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/22/commodore_itunes/
> 
> 2. "iPhone 3GS
>     32GB1 : White
> 
>     Pay & Go from O2
> 
>     Ships: 7 business days
>     Free Shipping (whoopee!)
> 
>     £538.30"
>        ~
> http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone?mco=MTE2NTQ
> 
> *Five hundred and WHAT?*

For hiring of a phone (that thing you communicate with and fries your brain)
which has a kill switch and you are obliged to use at someone's fares that you
cannot refuse.

"That's 1 kill switch and one DRM, Sir."

"£538.30. Would that be cash of credit card? Would you like a bag, PUNK?"

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