"Dropbox & other services are a threat to Apple in that they ultimately devalue hardware & minimize switching costs"http://j.mp/169TKZW
@globalmoxie and also third-party software developers who sell through platform app stores. They have an interest in platform longevity.
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@DaveHogue yep! Although... If their apps are service/data-based, they would also benefit from favoring all platforms, resources allowing. -
@globalmoxie hence the appeal to users of web-based apps that work on any platform & draw from cloud-based code and data storage#DeathMatch -
@DaveHogue Users don't care tons about client platform, but they do care if stuff is available anywhere. Web client or not, web DATA crucial -
@globalmoxie Exactly! Only platforms care about platforms, so users feel locked / boxed in and restricted to a "walled garden." -
@DaveHogue Well some do. Lots of folks don't care about walled gardens because they find them to be perfectly lovely gardens. -
@globalmoxie They don't see the walls. I guess I fuss because I seem to see nothing but walls sometimes. :\
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