It is astonishing to see so much of the technology press acting as Apples marketing arm. Whats on display today is widespread complicity in hiding the most newsworthy aspect of the announcement -- Apples continuing war on individual computer user freedom, and by extension, free speech, free commerce, free association, privacy, and technological innovation. Every review that does not mention Apples insistence on using Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) to lock down the devices and applications they sell is doing an extreme disservice to readers, and is a blow to the development of the free digital society we actually need. Any review that discusses technical specs without first exposing the unethical framework that produced those products, is helping usher people down a path that ends in complete digital disempowerment. Keep a tally of how many reviews you read today mention that Apple threatens anyone who dares attempt installing another operating system like Android on their Apple phone or watch with criminal prosecution under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Keep a tally of how many reviews mention that Apple devices wont allow you to install any unapproved applications, again threatening you with jail time if you attempt to do so without Apples blessing. Keep a tally of how many reviews highlight Apples use of software patents and an army of lawyers to attack those developing a more free computing environment than theirs.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 07:34:25 +0000
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