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Why the FCC Wants to Smash Open the iPhone

quick answer: the US is not a completely free capitalist market and is beholden to certain laws and regulations that protect consumers. this is what makes american products and services sought after around the world or else everyone would make the lowest common denominator of products. the public good (not charity, not socialism) is an important part of that formula. simply watch how ostensibly plain-vanilla banks are melting down all around us to get an idea of what footloose avarice will get you.


On Aug 01 10:43 PM Michael J. Golde wrote:

> I completely disagree with this article. Apple invented and owns
> the iPhone and has the right and duty to maintain the integrity of
> its product as it sees fit. I am sure Apple rejects apps all the
> time it consider inappropriate because of content, competition with
> the basic functions of the iPhone itself, etc. It also receives significant
> financial incentives to enter into exclusivity arrangements with
> carriers like AT&T. Why shouldn't AAPL have the right to decide
> if it can make more money by being tied to a carrier or not? That's
> what they are supposed to do for the benefit of its shareholders,
> not for the public at large.
>
> I am getting tired of the socialist mentality overtaking business
> decisions in the country. AT&T has invested good money into getting
> as many paying customers to use the iPhone under various payment
> options. If people don't like the plans, they don't need to use an
> iPhone.
>
> As an AAPL shareholder, the government should stay out of the business
> of dictating Apple's or AT&T's business practice. Or if GOOG
> wants access to the iPhone, they should have to pay for that access.
> GOOG seems to want everyone to give everything away for free simply
> because it does so.

Why the FCC Wants to Smash Open the iPhone

because AAPL is a well-followed company and what happens to it has an impact on the rest of the ICT sector.


On Aug 01 06:51 PM Don Bowey wrote:

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> How does such a blog get posted into an area of Financial News?

Will the iPhone Be Taken by Storm?

no wifi. nuff said.

Should Apple Consider Buying Yahoo!?

you're not making any sense at all here. google is the de facto search engine and for Apple to partner with a dying brand with all the risk involved could be crazy.

just considering the excellent maps app on my iphone: can a Yahoo product really replace that?

im not one to believe in monopolies in the style of Microsoft and Google but until there are better options, dont mess with the formula.

Jonathan Ive: More Valuable to Apple than Steve Jobs?

- dont dismiss jobs. he's done much and has a vision.

- thanks for bringing Ives to the discussion. i think he's been much overlooked outside the design and apple fan base.

- being a CEO is a wider - and sometimes more banal - job than chief designer. there are usually few assurances that a design person can run a company.

- i think there's much more to apple than these two guys but because of the secretive culture you dont find much info. contrast that with google that looks like a college coed on speed in the way they open up to the press, public, etc and with all their products whored out in data mode. apple : not a peep until the final version is ready.

Now Is the Right Time to Buy Apple Option LEAPS

interesting. i've profited from LEAPs and options on AAPL before but unfortunately failed to sell quite a few and lost out a few times.

The Wal-Mart Diet

seems very spurious

Why Apple Stock Is Poised To Go Flat - At Best

i love apple the company and aapl the stock because i love apple's products. in fact i sometimes rue the fact that they still dont control many other consumer products but that's probably for the better because they know where their strengths lie.

and that last point brings me into another sometimes unnoticed fact in that apple know what NOT TO DO. they know when to ignore the many times raucous calls of their fans to build every conceivable product and have waited until good and ready. this is likely due to their failures with some widely touted product introductions in the first steve jobs kingdom and the stasis before his second coming.

i also understand the importance of the market cap argument but feel that part of it can be countered if (sometimes a big if) they can continue to have amazing margins. who is the best example of this? Microsoft of course. they were at the top of the market cap tables on a global basis for years (decades?) and still are simply because they could maintain high monopolistic margins. the difference here lies in that apple does not seem to have as clear a monopoly going forward.

finally, and as one of the posters commented above, their products truly change the tech lives of many people that make use of their products for their simplicity, robustness and beauty.

steve jobs deserves to bask in the glow of what he has enabled and created. i wish him well with his health and hope he can take a break since i would guess much of it is due to his stress at apple.

and a final word: insults instantly diminish the value of an argument since it means the writer does not think rationally and is prone to outbursts. its the difference between a clear and convincing statement and rubbish. please think before you speak.

Will iPhone 3G Cause RIM Customers to Churn to Apple?

the blackberry is great for people that want to stick to text-based email that looks plain at best and awful most of the time. some people to do want it that way and they will stick with BB but i for one want to see websites thee way they were intended to be seen occasionally. for travelers and people who use airports a lot this is a boon.

For Microsoft, Apple Is the Elephant in the OS Room

haha! beautiful masterstroke raman and thank you for sharing that...

Apple's Branding Strategy Delivers Superior Results

trying to be completely unbiased (and its hard with apple), i have to agree with some of the contributors here that say it is a two-pronged approach of branding/placement AND technical excellence/innovation.

The Economist In One Bite

more of this please.

The Economist In One Bite

keep this economist digest up!

The New Safari Is Amazingly Quick - Watch Out, FireFox

wow. thanks for this. too bad they dont do extensions like firefox although understandably so.

Keep An Eye On the Dollar

its easier to predict the trends persistence than the the inflection point in the forex arena i think. i would not bet on a change in the US dollar nor would i bet against it. be diversified.