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		mcantelon on Oct 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Reveals Siri Voice Interface: The “Intellige... Software piracy isn't new, yet software publishers have managed to survive. I don't think the existence of piracy is sufficient reason to embrace allowing hardware to be ruled by fiat.

Volpe on Oct 4, 2011 [–]

Right, but that is just your opinion.

This is clearly a value proposition offered by apple. Some people don't mind the closed system, and opaque rules.

mcantelon on Oct 5, 2011 | [–]

Yes, others are certainly willing to buy into a planned economy.

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