Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

Apple tries to tax after sales usage of the device as if it's a leased device. They don't want to give up the upfront sales revenue of the device, and still want to get their cut for the usage.

This both can't happen. Give the device free and tax the usage, or sell it and live with the fact that the device is now belongs to the customer.

And iXYZ owners want to believe that they own the device. They can't hack it, they can't open it, they can't put software on it on their own. They can't even freely access the storage inside. And this kind of actions from Apple reminds them that they just don't own the device.

When it came to the question of who own the device, Apple customers always gave up their right to own the device in return of ahead of the time features, polish, being cool etc.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: