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So . . .

JLHenry 10th Aug 2010

@NetAdmin1178

Basically, Apple took a good idea from Linux, gave it a name made it easier to understand what it was about (App Store vs. Repository), and made it popular.

And I used to think that the app store was a bad idea; after all you could go anywhere to download stuff, right?

I have since changed my mind. That is one of the reasons that the iOS environment is becoming popular, and I have started to actually AGREE with Jobs on this (shudder). Most people aren't technically aware enough to know what sites are good to download software from, which have malware, etc. THAT alone makes the App Store a good idea, as long as the controller of the store is Making D*MN sure that the stuff in their store isn't dangerous to use.

I can even see his point about flash, but I still disagree with that one. For right now, Flash is kind of a necessary evil. When HTML5 is finished, standardized and agreed upon, Then you take Flash out of the picture. Until then, if you want to be able to reach to full 'net, then you have to use it, or do something to emulate it, or something . . .