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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
Oh, I do bash them for it! Apple are just "in-proximity" here.
You can still load homebrew up on the DS, and distribute it, without a Nintendo licence and using low-cost flashcarts, though. And give it away to others. The only limit is on the official retail channels, which is entirely different to locking people out of distribution entirely.
Sony DO have let you load another OS onto (until now, because of an idiot hacker) the PS3, etc. Also, the Kindle has a SDK in beta. The platforms are nowhere near as closed as you're making out.
"you cant make a film or write a book using someone elses characters."
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You don't trademark a hardware design any more than a book has a patent taken out on critical sections of it, or its internal workings protected by trade secret. Quite literally, another area of law! |
Fair enough however the scale is pretty much irrelevant.
I chose the DS I coud of said the Wii which requires 'modding' to enable non nintendo authorised software to run, just as an iphone requires alterations to its firmware to enable non Apple software to run.
The PS3 may have removed the ability to support other OS just because of a hacker but its pretty irrelevant as no one wants a hacker to do certain things with their devices so its not a good excuse! should Sony change how their Vaio laptops work to stop people being able to run illegal software? maybe only allow theirown software OS instead of allowing XP with all its openness and potential hacking that go along with it.
I dont think we actually disagree I'm just pointing out that the majority of devices are designed in this way.
you repeatedly complain about how apple make it hard for people making and investing money in apps without even knowing if Apple will approve it! because they could end up with a product they cant sell... well its EXACTLY the same for any of the other consumer type devices that 'apps' can be sold for.
its unfair to confuse apps and games with 'software'(eg programs that run on an actual computer with an OS) its a different thing.