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Bremen Cole · 07-30-2010, 06:12 AM

KovidGoyal said "People are stupid, people can't protect themselves, therefore people must allow the nanny state/company to protect them instead. " and "For someone from the Tha Land of The Free, you have a most anemic view of freedom."

In a free market (thank God, at least for now, we still have one) the success of a product is measure by how many people buy it. That is how people show what they want. That is the FREEDOM we have. If I want to buy a Xbox, and therefore only play games that are approved by Microsoft, it is my freedom to do so. If I want to game on a PC, where anything goes.... it is my freedom to do so. If I want an iPad, where I am "limited" to 250,000 apps that are approved by the manufacture (in this case Apple), it is my freedom to do so. If I want a Kindle, that is designed for a non-standard eBook format, and designed to be used with the manufactures store, it is my freedom to do so..... If I want to buy a truck to haul hay in, I can. But, if I want to buy and economy car to commute in , I can as well. I could go on and on..... I am free to buy the product that best fits my wants and needs...

You see, many people like their Xbox’s and PS3’s more than a gaming PC. They choose the “limited” software of these products, because they like the experience better than PC (open source) gaming. Many folks like their Kindle’s, and don’t even think about how “limiting” they are. For them the Kindle is the best solution. Likewise, many people like their mobile devices to be easy to use, and have a user friendly interface. They like the ease of getting applications and installing them. They like, in other words, the user experience better. Some of those people buy and enjoy their iPads. These people are not “stupid”, they are just people that are different than you.

I would hope that other people buy what they want.... and that their buying decisions are respected by others who buy differing products. I do not need a "nanny state" limiting my choices of products. American (and other) solders died to protect our land of the free. They died to protect our individual rights, including the right to own the private property of our choice. They did not die for the "freedom" of every product being "open source" and therefore fitting the needs of only a select group.....

I am not stupid. I simply buy the product that fits my needs best....

07-30-2010, 06:12 AM	#88
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	KovidGoyal said "People are stupid, people can't protect themselves, therefore people must allow the nanny state/company to protect them instead. " and "For someone from the Tha Land of The Free, you have a most anemic view of freedom." In a free market (thank God, at least for now, we still have one) the success of a product is measure by how many people buy it. That is how people show what they want. That is the FREEDOM we have. If I want to buy a Xbox, and therefore only play games that are approved by Microsoft, it is my freedom to do so. If I want to game on a PC, where anything goes.... it is my freedom to do so. If I want an iPad, where I am "limited" to 250,000 apps that are approved by the manufacture (in this case Apple), it is my freedom to do so. If I want a Kindle, that is designed for a non-standard eBook format, and designed to be used with the manufactures store, it is my freedom to do so..... If I want to buy a truck to haul hay in, I can. But, if I want to buy and economy car to commute in , I can as well. I could go on and on..... I am free to buy the product that best fits my wants and needs... You see, many people like their Xbox’s and PS3’s more than a gaming PC. They choose the “limited” software of these products, because they like the experience better than PC (open source) gaming. Many folks like their Kindle’s, and don’t even think about how “limiting” they are. For them the Kindle is the best solution. Likewise, many people like their mobile devices to be easy to use, and have a user friendly interface. They like the ease of getting applications and installing them. They like, in other words, the user experience better. Some of those people buy and enjoy their iPads. These people are not “stupid”, they are just people that are different than you. I would hope that other people buy what they want.... and that their buying decisions are respected by others who buy differing products. I do not need a "nanny state" limiting my choices of products. American (and other) solders died to protect our land of the free. They died to protect our individual rights, including the right to own the private property of our choice. They did not die for the "freedom" of every product being "open source" and therefore fitting the needs of only a select group..... I am not stupid. I simply buy the product that fits my needs best.... Last edited by Bremen Cole; 07-30-2010 at 07:05 AM.