The point was that Apple changed the market. Whether deservedly or due to pomp and marketing us up to interpretation.

This is more of an argument about definitions.
What the US calls a socialiberalistacommunofascist party (the Democrats) is what the rest if the world would call a 'conservative' party.

Would you trust some stupid egghead who wants to take away your gas guzzler and teach blasphemy in your child's school?

If you don't like Comcast and Verizon and AT&T and (insert monopolistic service provider here) violating net neutrality and grossly under-delivering on their promises, then just don't buy from them!

You could say the same things about usurping, gouging and destroying the interests and consumerism of ANY technology or ANY hobby or ANY interest. "just don't buy it" and "they're a business so it's OK" and all variants of these statements are bullshit non-responses and nothing more than flakey attempts to avoid valid criticisms and contempt of abhorrent business practices.

A sweatervested mastermind sits cackling in a corner somewhere.

They use actual screencaps and promotional materials ripped from the movies and associated trademarked/copyrighted works, without permission.

For most users, the vast majority of free apps are ad-laden and (for many therein) functionally crippled versions of better, paid applications.

I would have a system in place to render their oil useless at a moment's notice. Seems a lot more attainable than a nuke.

JC! A BOMB!

Because Corporations generally dislike consumers, and Sony is at the top of the pile of disdain.
Oh, they love the consumers' wallets, of course.

Well, it doesn't help that after some form of openness (ie otherOS, standardized inputs on the PS3), they immediately clamp shut (proprietary memory designed only for maximizing profit and for screwing gamers over) and that they always follow said process.

Why not orient your company and your policies so as not to actively piss off people who like tinkering with their own electronics and people who don't like DRM and spyware-riddled merchandise?

The Canadian entertainment industry is literally a subsidiary of the American entertainment industries.

If someone is being annoying, confront them. This is nothing but an easy way out with far more potential negatives than positives.

If the transit system thought cell phone usage was inappropriate, they would ban it themselves.

Hell, there's another project for all those stallwart full capitalists on /.