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Jimmy Wales Declares App Store Models a Threat

An anonymous reader writes "Wikipedia's chief says models such as the App Store on the iPad are not only a dangerous chokepoint to internet freedom, but that this is a real and immediate problem that's of more concern than the overblown what if's of the net neutrality debate."

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  1. I thought we had something special, Jimmy. by dr.newton · · Score: 5, Funny

    All those hours spent gazing fondly at your picture at the top of every Wikipedia page. Installing the Jimmy Wales extension for Chromium, so I could see you everywhere. Knowing that you were looking just at me...

    You have betrayed me, Jimmy, with your false generalization of software distribution systems. Words cannot express the anger and shame I feel.

    I want my $2.50 back.

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  2. In Other News... by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 2, Funny

    Jimmy Wales and RMS register as a domestic partnership...

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  3. Re:It's basically the same as the *nix repositorie by Americano · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bodega (http://www.appbodega.com) called, and wanted a word with you, but it appears as if you've just FUD'ed them out of existence. :(

  4. Re:Ugh by Palshife · · Score: 3, Funny

    The ApplicationCache object's cache host is associated with an application cache whose application cache group's update status is idle, and that application cache is the newest cache in its application cache group, and the application cache group is not marked as obsolete.

    Wow. English major?

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  5. A personal appeal by tylersoze · · Score: 1, Funny

    So this a personal appeal from Wikileaks founder Jimmy Wales to stop buying apps then?

  6. Re:Ugh by ZERO1ZERO · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yo dog, we heard you like cache so we put a cache on your cache so you can cache while you cache.