tim
Senior Member
Levi said:
in 10 years i can 95% guarantee there'll be more options than just the app store in each OS.
the app store is restricted. apple deny applications that use [what apple consider to be] private APIs, and any applications they don't deem to be acceptable.
even things like app icons stop companies from entering the app store.
on a mobile device, this is perfect, as mobile devices are not supposed to be full OSes, nor sport anything like the same amount of capabilities. and in 10 years i don't doubt it will be any different.
it also makes sure that a device that is supposed to be 100% simple but full-featured is not fragmented and messy.
whilst we'll see the amount of developers in app stores going up and up every year, it makes absolutely no sense for them to lock OSes down like you're saying.
if people want CD drives, they can buy them from a varied amount of retailers, but there is an option in apple stores at £65 to plug in via USB.
a CD drive is not banned, it has not been taken away from users, it is still an option.
when i worked at apple, no user complained about it.
users realise how little they used CD drives, and in the case that they preferred a thicker machine with a CD drive, they bought a different machine at a (sometimes lower) price.
i have a macbook pro. had it for months and months. before that i had a macbook air, a 27" iMac, a 13" macbook, and before that another 15" macbook pro.
i can't remember ONCE using the cd drive apart from for adobe CS3.
with regards to iTunes costs. apple over the last few years have announced publicly that they make money from iTunes. but i'm fine with that, i don't see why anyone shouldn't be fine with that... they're providing a perfect service for consumers and creators.
