One of the things that bothers me about technology companies — and I could start with Apple and end up with Google — is that freedom is often part of what we give up when we buy their products. This can range from having to manage too many things, to being locked into a platform, to having no say about how our valuable personal information is used. We live in a world of increasing technology slavery, and since many of us are celebrating a day off to remember the establishment of freedom in the U.S., I thought this topic would be interesting.
come on, freedom means something more then described above. U rule your life and you choose how to act, what to buy, eat....
It really does not matter if you are buying a Apple product or something from another company. They want you to continue to provide them with a stream of revenue by buying other products.
Apple is probably one of the best at it. Microsoft to some extent has done that with Windows and its Office suites. Their other services like xbox 360 can benefit from having a PC. I really do not mind giving up some freedom if it provides a better experience. Apple tries to convince us that they are providing this better experience. Sometimes I am not so sure of that. Especially when it comes to Apple's decision to not support Flash on their iPhone and iPad platform. To me that is a freedom I miss is to have that choice.
Let's go back to the good old days when you were free from modern technologies like sonograms, colonoscopies, contact lenses, unleaded gasoline, GPS systems, space travel and jet engines, to name a few.
Ah, the good old days!
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What Apple - and Technology - Is Taking Away From Us
Posted by: Rob Enderle July 5, 2010 05:00 AMOne of the things that bothers me about technology companies — and I could start with Apple and end up with Google — is that freedom is often part of what we give up when we buy their products. This can range from having to manage too many things, to being locked into a platform, to having no say about how our valuable personal information is used. We live in a world of increasing technology slavery, and since many of us are celebrating a day off to remember the establishment of freedom in the U.S., I thought this topic would be interesting.
Apple is probably one of the best at it. Microsoft to some extent has done that with Windows and its Office suites. Their other services like xbox 360 can benefit from having a PC. I really do not mind giving up some freedom if it provides a better experience. Apple tries to convince us that they are providing this better experience. Sometimes I am not so sure of that. Especially when it comes to Apple's decision to not support Flash on their iPhone and iPad platform. To me that is a freedom I miss is to have that choice.
Ah, the good old days!
I completely agree with you in that the freedom is often part of what we give up when we buy their products.
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