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He miss a fundamental point: if I buy a fork there is no NDA about what kind of food I should eat with this. I think hardware able to run software need some kind of regulation that allows the user to run every kind of software he wants to run. Apple terms are violating this idea, that is not a law (unfortunately) but for many people is even more important since it's about freedom.

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Why do we keep comparing Apple with analogies? What if the iPhone was like a car? What if iTunes was like a fork? What if iPods were like cats? What if what Apple is doing is unique on its own and you examine their situation and determine whether you want to buy into it or not, instead of applying them to a standard in how they should behave?

What if the iPhone was like a product, and we subjected it to the same standards as any other product out on the market?

Just a thought, you know.

... It is, and we do.

I think you missed the sarcasm.

Apple doesn't make products to be fitted into comparison tables.

Ever seen a PC/Mac commercial? What do you think Apple is doing? Hint... comparing.

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