This is the nature of online communities. A lot of threads are debates. A lot of them are, when reduced to the underlying issue like Apple censor apps, the same debate. If you have the same debate enough times within a short enough time period, it gets repetative and inane.
Depending on the individual case (drones+ vs celebrity arses) the discussion might be a little different "at the core" arguments are equally valid regardless of the case.
consider:
"At least when governments have this power they are theoretically accountable to publics, constitutions and ule of law"
"Apple is accountable to consumers and the market"
"If Apple started featuring an App that let you dress up Obama in racist costumes there would be crowds and boycotts and stores would stop"
"company that has absolute control on a market exerts its influence on political grounds that effectively stifle freedom of the press"
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You could copy paste this in 50% of threads about app store rejections. Maybe we are done talking about app store policies. Maybe there is a benefit to repeating the exercise even if we don't get anywhere new.
Depending on the individual case (drones+ vs celebrity arses) the discussion might be a little different "at the core" arguments are equally valid regardless of the case.
consider:
"At least when governments have this power they are theoretically accountable to publics, constitutions and ule of law"
"Apple is accountable to consumers and the market"
"If Apple started featuring an App that let you dress up Obama in racist costumes there would be crowds and boycotts and stores would stop"
"company that has absolute control on a market exerts its influence on political grounds that effectively stifle freedom of the press"
* * *
You could copy paste this in 50% of threads about app store rejections. Maybe we are done talking about app store policies. Maybe there is a benefit to repeating the exercise even if we don't get anywhere new.