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Xenomorph

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...or maybe I just don't know what closed means. Because extensive use of the iPhone and iTunes has been all I need to see regarding how open Macintosh technology is to other forms of data storage and playback.
 
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codeDawg

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Apple is extremely closed from a licensing perspective and they create a large number of technologies that they simply will not open licensing up for. For example, iTunes can only sync with iPods or other Apple accessories such as Apple TV. Apple refused to open up FairPlay (iTunes DRM) for use on other devices. Applications are only allowed to be legally installed from the iTunes store which has it's own restrictions on what can and cannot be offered. You can't even get the latest versions of Java for OS X because Apple has to come up with their own flavor of it.

On the other hand, OS X is based on a huge number of open source technologies that they do contribute back to. Even the core OS is based on BSD, an open source operating system.
 
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kcomphlint

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This letter is really more about Flash Player and not so much about building apps with Flash. If you build a website (or part of a website) with Flash, you are locked into their ecosystem of apps. But if you build a website with HTML5/CSS3/Javascript, you can use anything from the most elaborate web code editor to Notepad to create/update a website.

I see Jobs point in the letter he released and it is really just intended to lay all of Apple's reasons out on the table. At the end of the day, the only people that really care about this issue are Flash developers. 90% of the users on an iPhone or iPad don't really care.
 
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UpTheMiddlex3Punt

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Flash: Can be used on a variety of hardware and software platforms (even Linux has Flash support)
Mac OSX: Can only be used on Apple approved hardware

Even Microsoft Windows is more open from a hardware perspective. Sure OSX is built from some Open Source components (but not all), but good luck trying to build your own computer with OSX on it.
 
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kcomphlint

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Comparing Flash to OS X is like comparing apples and oranges. They aren't even the same thing.

And yes, Flash can be viewed on multiple platforms, but only if you have their proprietary player/plugin software. And you can only create Flash content if you pay for the software from Adobe.

Apple is making the argument that moving to a standard that doesn't require a plugin or a specific piece of software to create the content is better for everyone.
 
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VirgilCain

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LegalSounds

It is obviously not nearly as smooth as itunes, but it sure as hell gets the job done. The major drawback is that you have to deposit money ahead of time. But depending on how much you deposit, they will give you a ton of free downloads. I usually always put in $50 at a time and I get 80 free downloads with it ($7.20 worth)

So, basically with a $50 deposit you get to download 635 songs. I'm sure you math wizards realize that on itunes that would cost you at least $635 dollars. Pretty awesome if you ask me.

I was reading up on the legality of it and apparently they have yet to pass any laws against use of foreign websites for music downloads. Which means I get to tell myself that I am doing nothing wrong.

The site has pretty much anything you could possibly want. On the few occasions that they don't have what I want, they have an album suggestion area that you can use. Within a week or two they usually upload the said album/songs for download. They also let you know via email that they recently got the album you asked for.
 
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LTblows

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Find a youtube video you want the sound to, copy and paste URL, and bada bing, you've got a downloadable mp3.
 
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