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Originally Posted by Lemurion
So basically it boils down to: They're entitled to it because they think they can get away with it. They think access to their platform is valuable enough that they should get baksheesh for transactions in which they take no part.
It's simple economic parasitism.
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nice take!!
I would go further to say at this point in time it also proves
spongetools is a
bottom for the Jobsian Klan dare we say the Dalek's could be the blueprint for the iOS subterfuge? What all of the comments overlook when bragging about the "what did developers thing it was always going to be 'free' [it has never been completely free]?" logic is none of the big developer/corporations jumped on board initially not because they worried iOS would flop as a platform but they were watching to see if the Apple Tax would be implemented. Apple actively chose to NOT enforce that because none of the big players were rushing to get on board. So to attract them Apple gave the illusion of not heading off in that self-defeating direction that is akin to per-byte web access on fiber connections with a 5GB cap. Now Apple is tying the very same level tactics which, as I keep pointing out, almost killed the company and has croaked pretty much any other hardware vendor who has tried anything similar. And no CellCo's don't count as they are not hardware providers.
Apple also knew if they called the iOS devices just a mobile "pocket-mall" the business sector would never sniff around the things. Now, with Apple moving in that direction they will again scare away the business world simply because the device will, over time become more closed unless a company is willing to devote zillions for custom in-house app development with little hope of being able to justify the budge for such development, remember not all companies want that overhead preferring instead to opt for the stability of proven Windows based apps which already fit the current office work flows. Even WebOS is likely more friendly to an office already using a Microsoft infrastructure than iOS ever will become, if ever.
But lose the business community and you end up as nothing but a company selling some mid-grade hardware to consumers who like shiny, yet oddly enough do not have the normally required 3/4 rusted and the rest several colors of primer but under "restoration" Trans-maro up on cinder-blocks in the front, back and side yards to be that attracted to 'shiny'. I even doubt the normal
Skinny Elvis on Velvet portrait is likely also missing from over the mattress on the floor on the bedroom with a set of fancy store-bought 180-thread count bed-sheet curtains covering the window. But these consumers do use the devices and they work for that limited core of uses, but it's pretty much just games, a few videos, and some mobile porn.
Hmmmm, speaking of iPorn, I wonder if anyone has lost their grip on their iOS-thingy in an airplane bathroom dropping it in the swirling blue waters contained therein resulting in a while new definition of "Blue Screen of Death?"
Yes this topic has devolved down to THAT level of pointlessness...our pal Maggie must be laughing at the efforts wasted on the whole topic, hell, it's become it's own iOS Porn thread now.