Day 26 of 30 (in 30 days of Geek) – Apple – friend, foe or other?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by andy dingfelder

Day 26 – Apple – friend, foe or other?

See my previous post about thoughts about Microsoft.  As I addressed there, I think both Apple and Microsoft (and Linux) all have their pros and cons.

One thing I dont love is their restrictions on publishing apps.  (You have to go though their app store).  I understand their reasons, security (keeps bad stuff out) and revenue (they want to make $) but I woiuld like to be able to make my own iPhone apps and put them on my own phone.

I have a MacBook and I use it as a family PC, it is great for FaceTime chats with Grandad in America.

I also have an iPhone, and I love it.  The design is perfect, and it just works, every time.

So, I am not an apple “FanBoy” as some call Apple users, but I do use their products a lot.

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Andy is a CISO/CTO in the fintech sector with over 20 years of experience in Software Delivery and Team Leadership in multiple industry domains. Master's Degree (MPA) in Public Administration Information Systems and over 10 years of board governance experience for multiple organisations. Full bio is available at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dingfelder and links available at https://linktr.ee//dingfelder or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dingfelder. Andy lives in the Wellington region, New Zealand with his wife and two daughters.
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