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0 pointsmichaelmrose6y ago0 comments

Phones are transitioning from devices to make phone calls to computers. Even the original iphone was more like a computer than a telephone.

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Spivak6y ago

So? What makes it okay to lock down a telephone but not a computer? What would prevent a computer OEM from locking down devices to a single store like Windows 10S?

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0 pointsmichaelmrose6y ago0 comments

Phones are transitioning from devices to make phone calls to computers. Even the original iphone was more like a computer than a telephone.

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Spivak6y ago

So? What makes it okay to lock down a telephone but not a computer? What would prevent a computer OEM from locking down devices to a single store like Windows 10S?

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