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by smoldesu 1805 days ago
Because the iPhone is capable of being a general purpose computer, and the only one stopping it from being one so far is Apple.
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General purpose computers, as we understand them, are a niche market and potentially quite harmful in untrained hands. Apple is targeting the mainstream consumer. They still sell GPCs though, under the Mac brand.
Even more harmful: smaller and smaller numbers of people who actually understand how computers work.
Apple is welcome to build the "mainstream computer", but they should do so with respect to the protocols and open-source space around them. If they continue their oppressive approach to hardware and software development, they'll have a hard time defending themselves when people accuse them of a monopoly.