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By Edward Cone on 2010-02-25
Apple's decision to remove sexy apps from the iPhone App Store has kicked up a furor -- and not just among people who want to look at nudie pics on the go. The real danger goes way beyond porn; as big brains like Jonathan Zittrain and Dave Winer have been saying for some time, too much control limits creativity and innovation.
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- 1. Unwritten Rules
Apple's standards are vague, which can discourage developers from investing time and money. - 2. Uneven Playing Field
Some racy apps are axed, some not. Who gets the advantage, and why? - 3. Competitors Beware
The leverage a popular phone and App Store provide Apple against its rivals is enormous. - 4. Walled Garden
Zittrain: "Generative" techs like PC and Net allow innovation from all directions. App Store, not so much. - 5. Big Brother Redux
Zittrain: "Jobs takes a cut, and reserves the right to reject any software he doesn't like, for any reason...That's the point where I say, Yikes." - 6. Minister of Culture
Dave Winer: "Big pieces of our culture flow through one company's servers. [I worry that it] takes an interest in the ideas that are expressed, shutting off certain ideas..." - 7. Whose Device Is It Anyway?
Don't like sexy apps, or silly ones? Don't buy them.
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