[tomhoward]

> I'd imagine there'd be an outrage if this were a move by Google.

> but interesting to observe the polarized reactions depending on the corporate in question.

You're interested to see the polarized reactions you've imagined :)

Apple gets plenty of criticism on HN, just for different things to what Google gets criticism for.

There's no reason to believe Google would be heavily criticised on HN if they took the same action Apple is taking here.

People are sophisticated enough to consider context in their reactions to things.