[pixie_]

It's amazing what charisma can do. Apple has acted like an evil censor/gatekeeper since the iPhone was released. Microsoft didn't act anywhere close to this bad in the 90s. And Microsoft is looked down on and Apple is still cool.

[npsimons]

Apple has always acted this way, they just haven't had this kind of leverage before. Really, this shouldn't surprise anyone who's familiar with their history. Apple has always been a top notch PR firm and ad agency, albeit they are their own (and only) client.

[acangiano]

Just a theory, but this is the company equivalent of getting away with so much if you are gorgeous looking. We are all aesthetes to some degree, so we are far more forgiving with a company like Apple that knows how to tickle those senses with beautiful design.