Submission + - 5 reasons you should be scared of Apple (cracked.com)
virgilp writes: This article summarizes 5 reasons why you should be scared of Apple's growing influence. While some of the things they say may be questionable.... the truth is that Apple doesn't exactly have a track record of "doing the best for the customers, not for themselves" (e,g, the silent install of Safari with the iTunes update... just to name one). Particularly interesting is this patent (from Steve Jobs himself) showing how they may make iAds work, in the future:
Apple can further determine whether a user pays attention to the advertisement. The determination can include performing, while the advertisement is presented, an operation that urges the user to respond; and detecting whether the user responds to the performed operation. If the response is inappropriate or nonexistent, the system will go into lock down mode in some form or other until the user complies. In the case of an iPod, the sound could be disconnected rendering it useless until compliance is met. For the iPhone, no calls will be able to be made or received.
