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China's Official Newspaper Pans iPad — Too Locked Down

Posted by timothy on from the ironing-is-delicious dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The People's Daily newspaper, which is the official news organ of the ruling Communist party in China, apparently recently posted a review of the iPad, where it complained about the locked down nature of the device, noting that 'There are many disadvantages. For example you cannot install pirate software on them, you cannot download [free] music, and you need to pay for movies you watch on them.' You would think a country that is in favor of locking down the internet so much would like a locked up device ..."

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  1. Welp. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Right now I am imagining China as a cat and Apple as a piece of bread, buttered on one side. Steve Jobs just taped the bread to the cat's back butter side up, and tossed it in the air. What will happen?

    1. Re:Welp. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Clearly the tape will come off, the cat will land on its feet, and the bread will land butter side down.

    2. Re:Welp. by captainproton1971 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Next time, use staples.

    3. Re:Welp. by NatasRevol · · Score: 2, Funny

      Screw that, solder them together.

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    4. Re:Welp. by mjwx · · Score: 2, Funny

      Clearly the tape will come off, the cat will land on its feet, and the bread will land butter side down.

      Shortly there after Steve died of blood loss caused by trying to tape a cat to a piece of bread.

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  2. ungrateful bastards by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Next they'll be complaining about the amount of lead in the jobs we're shipping over there.

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  3. Well by Mikkeles · · Score: 1, Funny

    There's the Pol Pot calling the kettle black!

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  4. Awesome irony. by Lord+Kano · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple is too totalitarian for the Chinese government's tastes.

    LK

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  5. Re:not surprised by Nikker · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not sure but I bet it involves lawyers.

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  6. Re:not surprised by icebraining · · Score: 4, Funny

    You might want to ask Christopher Nolan about it.

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  7. You know your tech is too restrictive by Arancaytar · · Score: 4, Funny

    When China calls you on it. :P

  8. Relax by fyngyrz · · Score: 3, Funny

    its ok man, there just using the phrase losely. you have to learn to except it and ignore the affects on you're sensibilities. you no what I mean? People in all woks of life make these mistakes; you just have to stuff them in your mental chester drawers and forget about them. that way, for all intensive porpoises, you donut run around with emotions all penned up.

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  9. Re:apple blocked software that China GOV made by icebike · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its as official as anything ever is out of china.

    And when China says you are too locked down, that says something.

    Steve must be proud.

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  10. Re:NO history of civil code in China by moortak · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is no time for I ching.

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