Comments on: Do they long for the days of Windows? http://futureoftheinternet.org/do-they-long-for-the-days-of-windows Jonathan Zittrain is the Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University, and co-founder of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:20:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Más sobre el descontento de algunos con Apple -- El Blog de Manuel Delgado http://futureoftheinternet.org/do-they-long-for-the-days-of-windows/comment-page-1#comment-197 Más sobre el descontento de algunos con Apple -- El Blog de Manuel Delgado Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:28:33 +0000 http://futureoftheinternet.org/?p=34#comment-197 [...] al artículo de Macworld a través del blog de Jonathan Zittrain, quien se pregunta si esos desarrolladores estarán echando de menos los tiempos en los que [...] [...] al artículo de Macworld a través del blog de Jonathan Zittrain, quien se pregunta si esos desarrolladores estarán echando de menos los tiempos en los que [...]

]]> By: Mark http://futureoftheinternet.org/do-they-long-for-the-days-of-windows/comment-page-1#comment-193 Mark Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:46:28 +0000 http://futureoftheinternet.org/?p=34#comment-193 It is a classic strategy that Apple and Facebbok pursue, fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). If you're in the business of making money, no other thing can serve the purpose of channeling customers into your ringed fence like FUD. The quest for quality is a straw man. On first glance, it can seem alluring. Don't we want real experts or professionals providing the appliances and media that we consume? Not me. I like rummaging through the digital swap meets of the world. If I want help, there are filters that get me what I want. In the mean time, leave me to my videos of cats flushing toilets, dramatic hamsters, and TED. The threat of security problems is no straw man however. The challenges are real. And because the challenges are real, the fear can be palpable. Who really bears the greatest risk, however? It isn't me. I have what I care about backed up and if I pick up a virus, a root kit or some zombie code, fdisk and a couple of hours puts me back in business. Of course, what about my bank account or other financial information....my identity? There are some spooky prospects in considering the possibilities behind questions in that arena. As for me, I cherish my freedom enough to take the risk. I want to live in a digital world of generativity. Open it up....let 'er rip. It is a classic strategy that Apple and Facebbok pursue, fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). If you’re in the business of making money, no other thing can serve the purpose of channeling customers into your ringed fence like FUD.

The quest for quality is a straw man. On first glance, it can seem alluring. Don’t we want real experts or professionals providing the appliances and media that we consume? Not me. I like rummaging through the digital swap meets of the world. If I want help, there are filters that get me what I want. In the mean time, leave me to my videos of cats flushing toilets, dramatic hamsters, and TED.

The threat of security problems is no straw man however. The challenges are real. And because the challenges are real, the fear can be palpable. Who really bears the greatest risk, however? It isn’t me. I have what I care about backed up and if I pick up a virus, a root kit or some zombie code, fdisk and a couple of hours puts me back in business. Of course, what about my bank account or other financial information….my identity? There are some spooky prospects in considering the possibilities behind questions in that arena.

As for me, I cherish my freedom enough to take the risk. I want to live in a digital world of generativity. Open it up….let ‘er rip.

]]> By: Martin http://futureoftheinternet.org/do-they-long-for-the-days-of-windows/comment-page-1#comment-188 Martin Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:04:36 +0000 http://futureoftheinternet.org/?p=34#comment-188 I think it is interesting that the excuse, or at least the best non-evil justification that you point to in your work is the claim that review by a trusted source like Apple would bring greater stability and security to end users. But just a couple of days ago we learned that a popular new game, Aurora Feint, was sending out user info without clear consent or proper security. And they weren't even trying to be evil...they were apparently just sloppy. Given the backlog, I wonder if Apple can devote the kind of resources to keep the device tethered and have so many free apps available. But I will say that the incredible number of pretty crappy and duplicative cheap applications does remind me of the 90s shareware scene. I think it is interesting that the excuse, or at least the best non-evil justification that you point to in your work is the claim that review by a trusted source like Apple would bring greater stability and security to end users.

But just a couple of days ago we learned that a popular new game, Aurora Feint, was sending out user info without clear consent or proper security. And they weren’t even trying to be evil…they were apparently just sloppy.

Given the backlog, I wonder if Apple can devote the kind of resources to keep the device tethered and have so many free apps available.

But I will say that the incredible number of pretty crappy and duplicative cheap applications does remind me of the 90s shareware scene.

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