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Comment by padmanabhan01 | Hacker News Reader

I would rather live in a world where people like Jobs are in charge (iPhones and Mac comes to mind), than the one in which people like Stallman are (unix terminal and command prompts come to mind).

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I'd like to live in a world where neither are in charge, and we have the best of both worlds: beautiful devices that do not have restrictions on how they can be used.

I think you've gotten to the gist of things here. I vehemently disagree with you, but I believe you are in the majority. It reminds me of this:

“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” -- Benjamin Franklin

IMO, you're giving up freedom and getting a lot less than security.

As for the other part of your comment: remember that iOS is based on Unix, so a world without Unix is also a world without iOS.

Then be glad that you're in the top n% on a global scale. People in the third world may be able to cobble together a linux box out of our scrap machines, but Apple's philosophy doesn't include that kind of outreach. In fact, if the world was ruled by their choices, the third world would be perpetually reaching up for elegant devices beyond their grasp.

You're getting there... but next time bring up Hurd.

Really? I spend my life at the CLI and wouldn't have it any other way :)

In such a world, Jobs would be unemployed. Apple got their second wind by selling iPods. Imagine if Microsoft had prohibited their connection for 'safety reasons'.

your ignorance is astounding!...your statement is equivalent to saying I want to live in a world with ice cream sandwiches and tasty doughnuts but not in a world with glucose or sugar molecules of any kind!

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