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hardboiled.tequila (#38734006) Attached to: Apple Intends To
'Digitally Destroy' Textbook Publishing  -- they have delegated
themselves a right to approve how do you use "their" device and
a right to charge you a tithe for everything that comes to you
on "their" hardware.  They have worked as hard as possible to
create devices that work in ways that they genuinely believe are
better than the competition. Is the 'tithe' you refer to the
initial product price (entirely competitive), peripherals
(comparable), or the ongoing costs of app store purchases? Do
you think Apple's product pricing is unfairly high? Should all
App Store purchases be gratis?  In effect, you've relinquished
ownership, and, unlike some other platforms, you have no legal
way out.  In effect, we have gladly relinquished the tyranny of
micro-management, and have been rewarded with the time we would
spend doing so.  ... they cannot achieve it easily, and hence
cannot exploit the full po