China's Official Newspaper Pans iPad — Too Locked Down

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 ..."

Comments

Welp.

[Anonymous Coward]

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?

Re:Welp.

[Anonymous Coward]

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

Awesome irony.

[Lord Kano]

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

LK

Re:not surprised

[icebraining]

You might want to ask Christopher Nolan about it.

You know your tech is too restrictive

[Arancaytar]

When China calls you on it. :P

Re:apple blocked software that China GOV made

[icebike]

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.