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How Apple Is More Authoritarian Than The Chinese Government

I am a fan of Apple’s products. I believe that the hardware is well-designed, and so is the software. In particular, I believe that the design philosophy behind Objective-C and Cocoa frameworks are the best thought-out and implemented tools for any... ...full story at China Vortex

from China Vortex on Tue, Sep 02 2008

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