I’m getting quite tired of the iOS environment. The iPad was an awesome product in 2010 but the way the apps work to differing levels of satisfaction tires me. I can’t do everything I wish. I can’t even download google maps for iPad. If I had to renew, I’d be getting an android tab for sure. Lets hope htc can build one as impressive as their latest phone.
Long live open source software
Unlike a corporation, the movement will not go bankrupt. It does not rely on slave labour and contributors of open source will less likely commit suicide. Open source software does not declare war or seek to destroy private companies. Android is opensource and could one day lose marketshare. It could even go bust. However, there will always be another open source alternative to follow up. You can try to destroy open source products but it has been proven that you will die trying.
Long live Linux! Long live freedom, collectivism and innovation. Patents slow the innovation process and lower competition. I am writing this on a borrowed iPhone. 20 years from now, that bit of information will be obsolete/irrelevant. Ha!
Why I have never been to i-world
Now that we are deeply immersed in a globalised, international technology market, a few monopolies have successfully emerged.
Microsoft’s stranglehold over computer Operating Systems is an example. Another is Apple’s conquer of the portable music industry and it’s strong influence in the smart phone business.
There are three things that keep me from buying into an i-world lifestyle.
1. I’d have to create an account with i-tunes and from then on document (and submit) my life over to Apple through this interface.
2. I’d have to purchase additional products from Apple for improved convenience.
3. Everything I could do with an Apple product will be in a closed environment with excessive limitations (both physical and software) and a lack of interoperability.
Here’s the biggest show stopper. I use Ubuntu Linux, a free and open source operating system. It competes with Apple’s “snow leopard” OS and the Macintosh computer. Why did I mention the computer? This is because to use Apple’s OS, I will need to purchase the hardware/computer from Apple to run the software.
So my problem is that i-tunes will not work on Linux as this free operating system is not supported by Apple.
Basically, going Apple appears to be an expensive buy-in. I like having control of the media I create and would not like an internet interface to impose restrictions on the media (songs, videos, photos) I’ve purchased or created.
Apple’s hardware is expensive, so is their software. All their products are hyped up to entice you, then you’re more inclined to purchase more products until you’re whole day is lived by using an array of Apple products at different times.
Apple is an emerging giant in the electronics age. I will resist before handing over my privacy, my money and my allegiance over to this empire. The fact that open source projects like linux are attracting more users and funding is what assures me of staying clear of this corporate civilization know as Apple.