Steve Jobs: Folks Who Want Porn Can Buy Android

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seriousazn

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[citation][nom]mrmez[/nom]IMHO, good on Apple for having the backbone to stand up for what they morally believe in.[/citation]

Yes. It's the absolute right things when Jobs can control the entire apple market...thanks to his superior moral values. Hopefully someday I can grow up to be just like him...NOT. He's greedy, and porn isn't really the issue, it's called freedom. I have the freedom to walk up to the white house and b*tch about how much our gov sucks...am I going to do it? Probably not...but if there comes a time when I do feel like doing it...at least I CAN!
 

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[citation][nom]ubervelt[/nom]This adds even more evidence to the pile of Job's being gay.[/citation]
You are seriously underestimating the demand for porn in the gay world. I would know, I have 100+ GBs of it (I am trying to cut down on it though, too much trash, not enough treasure).
 

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[citation][nom]kato128[/nom]Sony banned porn on betamax and look what happened there. Can't say I'd want it on my phone but it's better to have the option and not use it and to want it and not have it. Methinks Steve might be shooting himself in the foot with this inflexibility that he's been showing of late.[/citation]
You're thinking about it the wrong way around. Porn was primarily on VHS, not betamax. The porn industry went to VHS, so everyone went to VHS.
 

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[citation][nom]brianmoz[/nom]you guys are being stupid. a cell phone began and as a device for using in public (as opposed to a land line phone) and though many people use cell phones at home they still have that stigma. Porn on a cell just seems sleazy. While you guys are typically treating jobs as though he were both a moron and evil genius at the same time your missing why there is value to a phone staying clean. I like porn...at home.[/citation]
It's not NECESSARILY specifically about the porn, it's the concept that Apple controls/restricts what you have access to. You know, this thing called freedom to choose what I access for myself
 
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Jobs is the reason that after 15 years as the Mac guy fighting big brother I ditched Apple Computer. Control freak, ego maniac.

Jobs is now what he fought so hard against...the MAN, big BROTHER...BIG BLUE.

Jobs has morphed into BIG BLUE.

Ironic, to say the least...can't wait for my HTC Incredible.

-Phil
 

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[citation][nom]ravewulf[/nom]You're thinking about it the wrong way around. Porn was primarily on VHS, not betamax. The porn industry went to VHS, so everyone went to VHS.[/citation]
Ah, damn. I misread what I quoted. Disregard that (and this) post.

If only Tom's Guide had an edit/delete like on Tom's Hardware *stares wistfully off into space*
 

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The lack of porn on the app store doesn't deter me from buying any future iPhone's. I'm not a porn addict and I don't have any desire to see any pornography on the go. If I did there is app for it already; it's called Safari. I do find the idea of Apple being the "moral police" a bit troubling but in its current form it isn't too much for to jump ship. There might come a time when the App Store policies have become too restrictive for me and I'll stop buying iPhones but that moment hasn't happened yet. Not allowing porn on the App Store doesn't bother me at all.

I'm just really not all that interested in the alternatives. I do like Android and I've had experience with several Android devices but the best thing going for them is their list of hardware specs and features, not how they implement them. The Android App store also doesn't hold a candle to the iPhone App store at the moment.

Just my opinion on the matter and judging by the rabid anti-Apple fanclub here at Tom's I would say I'm in the minority but I just don't care if Apple blocks porn.
 

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[citation][nom]seriousazn[/nom]Yes. It's the absolute right things when Jobs can control the entire apple market...thanks to his superior moral values. Hopefully someday I can grow up to be just like him...NOT. He's greedy, and porn isn't really the issue, it's called freedom. I have the freedom to walk up to the white house and b*tch about how much our gov sucks...am I going to do it? Probably not...but if there comes a time when I do feel like doing it...at least I CAN![/citation]

The argument that he is greedy doesn't hold water considering that Apple could make tons of money from ad supported porn apps. Also, you have the freedom to use the best app available for porn. It's provided by Apple. It's called Safari.
 

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[citation][nom]stevejobsrules[/nom]Steve Jobs rules. Period! I am so glad that there are people out there trying to protect us from stupidity and perverts. There is no need for porn on iPhones. The Internet is vast and if you need to watch porn you can do it on your own terms. Also, you can pretty much browse from your iPhone's browsers to any porn page you want. Oh, wait! You guys don't own an iPhone. So, why do you get all upset? Bunch of whiners! Also, God is watching you.[/citation]

I dont own an iPhone because its a piece of garbage. Well, you probably love to carry garbage around. I don't, so there you go.

god is watching? hmm, first off I dont believe in God, bite me bitch. oh whats next? even there is a God, he created everything for a reason, so ? why I can't I do/use it as "design" ?

one more thing, in your words, are you against sex or something? seriously if your father wasn't into p0rn, u would have never even exist. so yeah go suck it bitch.
 

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[citation][nom]tayb[/nom]The argument that he is greedy doesn't hold water considering that Apple could make tons of money from ad supported porn apps. Also, you have the freedom to use the best app available for porn. It's provided by Apple. It's called Safari.[/citation]
Actually...I'm pretty sure he got some kind of bribe from sports illustrated and playboy to kick off the other 'porn' distributors... I'd call that greed...either block em all or don't go shooting morality bs out of your blowhole.
 

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I now respect steve job more because he knows that porn is bad and can cause disturbance in the mind of young children if they see it so he also cares about the little children awwwww :)...Steve job proved that he don't need to drop his standard to earn more money...STEVE JOB ROCKS
 

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[citation][nom]philkw[/nom]Jobs is the reason that after 15 years as the Mac guy fighting big brother I ditched Apple Computer. Control freak, ego maniac.Jobs is now what he fought so hard against...the MAN, big BROTHER...BIG BLUE.Jobs has morphed into BIG BLUE.Ironic, to say the least...can't wait for my HTC Incredible.-Phil[/citation]

Freedom from government is one thing. This is a company choosing what products it allows on its database. He isn't attacking your american dream he is saying no porn on the iphone. There are many freedoms we choose to forfeit for a better life as a community. I personally think porn on a cell...though i might cave and use it, is not an option i would like to be available or promoted on a device that is mostly used publicly. I am guessing the founding fathers would have drawn the line with anal sex being watched on a phone as well.
 

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Huge Props to Steve. I fully support keeping porn off the iPhone. It is sad to me that our culture has slipped so much from the times when pornography was a shameful thing to something that is widely supported and OKed. It's perverse and disgusting.

Sex is beautiful because sex is about love. Porn takes out all other elements and responsibilities of love and highlights lust. It makes it all about gratifying one's self, which is the polar opposite of what love is supposed to be.

Honestly, thank God for this. Porn in the App Store would just make the whole store and device trashy.
 
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