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Should Apple Open Source the iPhone?

Posted by timothy on from the would-sure-to-have-to-have-all-that-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Given the OpeniBoot project is just a breath away from getting Android onto the iPhone, maybe Apple should consider opening up the platform. This post has five reasons, but I think there are far more. Without open source, Apple will find itself in the same position as today's Microsoft in seven years."

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  1. There is one final obstacle: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The open-sourcing of the iPhone will not happen under Steve Jobs' rule, which is why the rest of the company is quietly waiting for Steve Jobs to pass away due to complications from the AIDS he received at a meth-fueled gay sex party 10 years ago.

  2. Re:Why the Bleep should they? by Free+the+Cowards · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    30% is not an unreasonable rate. But saying that it is my only choice and I am not allowed to bypass it is unreasonable.

    If I think I can do better then I should be able to try. A good merchant account might charge 5%, and the rest is up to me. Yes, it's more work, but if I do a lot of volume then building my own store and website can be well worth it. But I can't even consider it for the iPhone because Apple won't let me.

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