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by gress 4514 days ago
Yeah - those are indeed pretty weak complaints.

Becoming anti-privacy, pro-DRM, and against net neutrality are much more significant betrayals.

The reason Apple doesn't get such a backlash is that they haven't represented themselves as morally superior. Everyone knows Steve Jobs was a ruthless businessman, and that Apple is not a philanthropic organization.