On Feb 1, 12:45 am, Steven Herod <[email protected]> wrote: > I think the iPhone is a dictatorship, and most people don't give a > damn about democracy and freedom unless the dictatorship is affecting > them directly.
Having grown up in a dictatorship (East Germany), I would define a dictatorship as a form of government that most of those who live under it can't leave (and can't prevent from being born into). To me, a consumer product that's not in a monopoly position can't be a dictatorship since users are free to enter and leave. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
