On: The PC is dead. Why no angry nerds?

[shaggyfrog]

Sigh. Yes, of course, Apple is just like a violent dictator who supported genocide.

[jsight → shaggyfrog]

Whoosh

The point isn't that Apple is just like a violent dictator.

The point is that these statements are (mostly) irrelevent to each other. The trains can run on time without a dictator.

The user can have a fine walled-garden experience but still retain the option to (in a reasonably supported way) tear down the walls.

[scott_s → jsight]

I'm not sure that your last sentence is possible. That is, if a device explicitly has an option to go outside of the garden, then I think most consumers will expect to still have full support.

[shaggyfrog → jsight]

There's just no need to invoke the name of a violent dictator to make a point like that. Unfortunately, it seems that other people seem to think it's appropriate. I expect more from this place.

[vacri → shaggyfrog]

Apple speaks Italian and wears a little hat, too!