[aaron_m04]

> I'm always amazed that in the land of the brave and free butchering general purpose computing machines is supposed to be justified by the fact grandma doesn't install the wrong apps.

This is because we have so much "freedom" that Apple is free to do this. I would argue this is a false freedom, like the freedom to own slaves.

[evgen]

We also have the freedom to ignore people who want the freedom to blow off both feet and demand that everyone else also has this ability. Freedom is choice, but for some reason these people will not just choose another platform and finally STFU. I guess it is just too galling to see other people decide to treat a computer as if it was a hammer with which to accomplish a job and not a way of life around which you organize your self-worth.

[themacguffinman]

Hardly comparable when a slave doesn't choose to be a slave while an Apple user has to pay hundreds and thousands of dollars to become one.