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There are few new revelations in PC World's review of how Apple uses its leverage in certain areas to restrict customer choices. But it's oh so sweet to have somebody say it out loud.
The nefarious bond between the iPod and iTunes and increasingly narrow usage restrictions on the iPhone are but the most glaring examples of the Faustian bargain one makes when purchasing just about any piece of Apple hardware.
I'd say they're also examples of the cognitive dissonance that thrives in the Apple community. On the one hand, using Apple products confers an aura of creativity, eclecticism and non-herd behavior. On the other hand, it puts you in league with an enterprise whose behavior runs directly counter to the ideals of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Maker Faire crowd and numerous other entities that creative, non-herd people generally support. Or think they do.
Flame away.
For more information: Bad Apple: Five Classic Apple Marketing Tactics That Lock You In (PC World)
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