http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/01/16/apples-lock-in-deal-with-it/ Tech Evangelist Joey deVilla on Shopify, startups, software development, tech news and other nerdy stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.globalnerdy.com/2007/01/16/apples-lock-in-deal-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Anonymous Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:51:18 +0000 http://globalnerdy.com/?p=268#comment-89 George, see my Gizmodo comment today: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/cue-the-iphone-blasphemers-the-times-speaks-of-ihandcuffs-228673.php#c843836 Do you really think that adding lock-in will make Apple's products or Cingular's networks better? That companies who have barriers to competitors are better to do business with than those who are fiercely competing for your loyalty on a level playing field? George, see my Gizmodo comment today:
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/cue-the-iphone-blasphemers-the-times-speaks-of-ihandcuffs-228673.php#c843836
Do you really think that adding lock-in will make Apple's products or Cingular's networks better? That companies who have barriers to competitors are better to do business with than those who are fiercely competing for your loyalty on a level playing field?

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