[CS-FSLUG] Apple tightens its grip on developers with Mac App Store

[David McGlone]

On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 10:16 +0200, Jon Glass wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Davo Smith
> <christiansource at davosmith.co.uk> wrote:
> > Remember the difference is a bit like someone driving their car in
> > first gear all the time, because no one has taught them how to change
> > gear, rather than because someone has welded a large metal plate to
> > the gearstick to stop you moving it.
> >
> But nobody's done that! You have accused Apple of something that they
> have not done! In fact, even with the App store, it will still be
> easier to load your own software from the internet than with Ubuntu.
> BTW, from my wife's perspective, the gear _is_ welded in first. She
> doesn't know how, and doesn't trust what she reads to know what to do.
> She is the deer in the headlamps. I administer her computer, just like
> the others in the house, so it's not a big deal, but your portrayal of
> the welded first gear is a misrepresentation.

Why go through all that hassle of welding metal plates onto a gearstick.
Just install a Restrictor plate. :-)

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Blessings,
David M.