History Repeats Itself — Mac & the iPad

Keith found an interesting story telling a bit about how Steve Jobs operates. It involves small teams of young engineers willing to work 90-hour weeks in total secrecy, and a complete willingness to throw away bad ideas without flowery language. The iPad is surprisingly similar to the Mac."

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Re:Who gets to decide what the iPad is?

[betterunixthanunix]

"Your alarm clock has a microcontroller on it as well, is it immoral for them to tell you how you can use it?"

Yes.

"Is it immoral that my microwave oven's warranty is voided if I replace the firmware?"

No, I never said that Apple needs to help people who do not want to follow the Apple dictate. Let the community help people. Let local computer shops, or clubs, or users groups help people.

"Its uses are intentionally limited for the sake of people who aren't geeks."

Except that Apple actively works to prevent people from using their device in "unapproved" ways. We are not just talking about missing features, we are talking about a deliberate effort to restrict people, and a complete and utter failure to mention that detail to the unsuspecting consumers who purchase these devices.