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Originally Posted by Harmon
But he's not a censor. You don't have to buy his product, as you implicitly acknowledge. Censorship occurs when you have no choice.
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How many of his customers are even aware that certain software is banned? How many people actually are aware that such a thing as banning what you can do with something you bought is even an option?
Banning software for any reason other than legal reasons is anti-consumer, anti-free speech, and anti-technology. It's akin to burning books or rock and roll records.
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Personally, I'm happy that he won't let Apple sell porn apps. That shows some taste & adult responsibility that other companies, like for instance, Calvin Klein and Abercrombie, lack. Jobs has standards for his products. Good for him!
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Why should you or Steve Jobs have any interest or say in what others use their own gadgets for? If software exists that offends your sensibilities exercise your right to ignore it.
And Steve's concentration on porn is a smokescreen which he hides behind while banning apps such as Google Voice and controversial cartoons (i.e. apps which add functionality and exercise free speech). This has nothing to do with taste and responsibility. It is simply Steve Jobs enforcing his own values (e.g. he has a moral objection to any kind of sexual content) on his customers while also ensuring that Apple and its partners make as much money as possible (e.g. banning VOIP apps that allow users to bypass their phone carrier to make cheaper calls).