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I think we can all agree that Apple makes elegant products. They feel good in your hands, and their software tends to provide a smooth experience. But like this writer, I think their walled-garden approach is a huge turn-off.
Its because they have, I think, an almost Shakespearean tragic flaw: their obsession with centralized corporate control of the devices they sell. Apple sells fantastic hardware, and excellent software and tries to maintain an iron-fisted grip on both, throughout their lifespan. Even its defenders tend to admit: Apple is always arrogant, controlling, and inflexible, and sometimes stingy.
Its because they have, I think, an almost Shakespearean tragic flaw: their obsession with centralized corporate control of the devices they sell. Apple sells fantastic hardware, and excellent software and tries to maintain an iron-fisted grip on both, throughout their lifespan. Even its defenders tend to admit: Apple is always arrogant, controlling, and inflexible, and sometimes stingy.