Comments on: Apple’s App Store heads towards Orwellian Nightmare for iPhone Users http://blog.bittube.com/2008/09/15/apples-app-store-heads-towards-orwellian-nightmare-for-iphone-users/ flash examples and development for the web, PSP Flash Player, Mobile flash lite player. All mixed up with some random thoughts, photos, images and poetic words Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:24:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JulianT http://blog.bittube.com/2008/09/15/apples-app-store-heads-towards-orwellian-nightmare-for-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-99655 JulianT Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:01:35 +0000 http://blog.bittube.com/?p=327#comment-99655 Come on. Think about it carefully and I'm sure you'll see why Apple didn't allow Podcaster on the iPhone. Look if Apple allows Podcaster on the iPhone then its essentially means that anyone can just actually download any old podcast onto the iphone. Not just stream it but actually download the file and run it. Even though I don't have an iPhone, I'm pretty sure none of the radio apps, utube, movie app, etc allow you to download the actual music or movie file onto the iPhone. Allowing something like Podcaster onto the iPhone means that you are allowing something like a p2p client onto the iPhone. Bypassing iTunes and providing competition to Apple is one thing but it also means that all someone needs to illegally share music or any other file for that matter, is to put it up online as a podcast and it gets downloaded via Podcaster onto your iPhone. Look Apple doesn't store all podcasts on the itunes server. You subscribe to podcasts from thousands of websites all over the internet. Allowing podcaster on the iPhone is like opening pandora's box. Do you think that any of the music labels or movie studios for that matter will allow any of their content onto iTunes if this happens??? Come on. Think about it carefully and I’m sure you’ll see why Apple didn’t allow Podcaster on the iPhone.

Look if Apple allows Podcaster on the iPhone then its essentially means that anyone can just actually download any old podcast onto the iphone. Not just stream it but actually download the file and run it.

Even though I don’t have an iPhone, I’m pretty sure none of the radio apps, utube, movie app, etc allow you to download the actual music or movie file onto the iPhone.

Allowing something like Podcaster onto the iPhone means that you are allowing something like a p2p client onto the iPhone. Bypassing iTunes and providing competition to Apple is one thing but it also means that all someone needs to illegally share music or any other file for that matter, is to put it up online as a podcast and it gets downloaded via Podcaster onto your iPhone.

Look Apple doesn’t store all podcasts on the itunes server. You subscribe to podcasts from thousands of websites all over the internet. Allowing podcaster on the iPhone is like opening pandora’s box.

Do you think that any of the music labels or movie studios for that matter will allow any of their content onto iTunes if this happens???

]]> By: Russ http://blog.bittube.com/2008/09/15/apples-app-store-heads-towards-orwellian-nightmare-for-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-99654 Russ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:57:27 +0000 http://blog.bittube.com/?p=327#comment-99654 Are people really surprised over this behavior? People see Apple as living in an ivory tower, because they are not M$, but lets face it they are still out to make money, and what better way to then having an stamp out composition, and control with an iron fist. I think an antitrust suite is just what Apple needs right now. Are people really surprised over this behavior? People see Apple as living in an ivory tower, because they are not M$, but lets face it they are still out to make money, and what better way to then having an stamp out composition, and control with an iron fist. I think an antitrust suite is just what Apple needs right now.

]]> By: AdamC http://blog.bittube.com/2008/09/15/apples-app-store-heads-towards-orwellian-nightmare-for-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-99652 AdamC Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:34:34 +0000 http://blog.bittube.com/?p=327#comment-99652 Why don't you start app store and make sure it is a free for all....then give your opinions, it would be more credible. Why don’t you start app store and make sure it is a free for all….then give your opinions, it would be more credible.

]]> By: Zarate http://blog.bittube.com/2008/09/15/apples-app-store-heads-towards-orwellian-nightmare-for-iphone-users/comment-page-1/#comment-99651 Zarate Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:17:38 +0000 http://blog.bittube.com/?p=327#comment-99651 It's freaking amazing what Apple is doing. But it's even more amazing that it's not getting sued by its users. Removing an application because it "duplicates" iTunes functionality? C'mon... What would be people screaming if MS did something like this in Windows Mobile??? I'm not buying an iPhone ever. It's a really nice piece of hardware but apparently you can only *rent* it from Apple, it's not actually yours. It’s freaking amazing what Apple is doing. But it’s even more amazing that it’s not getting sued by its users.

Removing an application because it “duplicates” iTunes functionality? C’mon…

What would be people screaming if MS did something like this in Windows Mobile???

I’m not buying an iPhone ever. It’s a really nice piece of hardware but apparently you can only *rent* it from Apple, it’s not actually yours.

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