Apple Computers, Inc. is trying (although they don’t always admit it) to gain adoption in the enterprise. They don’t seem to be having a lot of luck. From my perspective, there are a few reasons for this:
The throwaway computer: As long as there are computer manufacturers making computers for 1/3 to 1/2 the price of [...]
Paul posted about one of the arguments in the Free Software Foundation’s article 5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G ‘. I’m going to talk about several of their other points.
iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can’t be on everyone’s phones.
The [...]
The Free Software Foundation recently released a list of five reasons to avoid the iPhone 3G. The thing that gets me is point two: “iPhone endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology.” This seemed perfectly in line with the normal FSF line until I got to thinking about crypto, which is endorsed and supported [...]
Discussion on the availability of obscure public information on the internet.