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Originally Posted by matthewcc View Post
This was in reference to the iPhone, which if used in a way that won't help the terrorists is completely gated. The value that is brought by the gate is a controlled user experience. For example, there is not a question whether a given app will work in portrait mode because if your app does not conform to their guidelines users will never have access to it.

Now I guess that Nokia could do this, but it would be counter to what nokia has done in the past as well as current. I would personally hate to see this, I like that I can f*ck up my phone however and whenever i choose.
Well it's arguable whether the user actually gains any benefit from it, or whether it simply serves Apple's business interests.

There is no reason why you couldn't offer the same "controlled" environment for officially sanctioned applications, without locking down the device to third party alternatives.