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Back to the Past: Apple becomes more closed with each new device
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| But over the past ten years, since the
| introduction of the iPod, iPhone, and now
| the iPad, Apple is becoming less and less
| open, it using fewer standard components
| and chips, and far fewer Internet
| technologies common to Mac/PC desktop and
| laptop systems.
|
| The iPhone and iPad, for example, doesn't
| support common Internet platforms such as
| Adobe Flash or Microsoft Silverlight. That
| means you cannot watch streaming video from
| Hulu, or Netflix.
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| And while iPhone chips are available from
| other manufacturers, the iPad runs only on
| the A4 processor -- an Apple designed chip
| that no one else can buy.
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http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2010/01/back_to_the_pas.php
"iWork on #iPad still doesn't support ODF #fail"
http://twitter.com/hofster/statuses/8312791076
The Case against the iPad
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| Apple is fighting against powerful and
| fundamental economic forces. In the short
| term, Appleâs technological and industrial
| design prowess can help to prop up dying
| business models. But before too long, the
| force of economic gravity will push the
| price of content down to its marginal cost
| of zero. And when it does, the walls of
| Appleâs garden will feel a lot more
| confining. If âtabletsâ are the future,
| which is far from clear, Iâd rather wait
| for a device that gives me full freedom to
| run the applications and display the
| content of my choice.
|
| Update: I guess Iâve been brainwashed by my
| iPhone not to notice this, but the other
| glaring flaw, as this post explains, is the
| lack of standard ports. The net effect of
| this is, again, to give Apple complete
| control over the platformâs evolution,
| because the only way to interact with the
| thing is through the proprietary dock
| connector. Again, this made a certain
| amount of sense on the iPhone, where space,
| weight, and ergonomics are at a premium.
| But itâs totally unacceptable for a device
| that aims to largely displace my laptop.
| Hell, even most video game consoles have
| USB ports.
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http://timothyblee.com/?p=2169
Apple Cult site:
iPad Shredded for DRM Restrictions
http://www.cultofmac.com/ipad-shredded-for-drm-restrictions/28267
Dave Rosenberg, a Mac enthusiast, calls it "important but disappointing":
Oracle and Apple shift the hardware game
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10443877-62.html
Apple iPad: 'Oversized iPhone' for some, 'iVolutionary' for others
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/28/ipad.irpt/index.html?eref=rss_tech&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_tech+%28RSS%3A+Technology%29
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