Steve Jobs Says iPad Revolution Means ‘Freedom from Porn’

LifeSiteNews.com ^ | Tuesday May 18, 2010 | Peter J. Smith

[It's me]

CUPERTINO, California, May 18, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computers, says his company will not be a party to the pornography industry and hopes that the iPad and iPhone revolution will help lead to a porn-free world.

Jobs reiterated his position in a heated e-mail exchange with Ryan Tate, a writer for Gawker.com, which follows news and gossip in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Tate, who admitted that he was home alone and slightly inebriated at the time, took issue with a television ad calling the iPad a “revolution” and fired off an e-mail to Jobs.

“If Dylan [American songwriter Bob Dylan is one of Jobs’ favorite musicians] was 20 today, how would he feel about your company? Would he think the iPad had the faintest thing to do with ‘revolution?’ Revolutions are about freedom,” Tate wrote, not expecting a response from Jobs.

However, Jobs did respond to Tate, triggering an e-mail duel. “Yep, freedom from programs that steal your private data. Freedom from programs that trash your battery. Freedom from porn. Yep, freedom,” responded Jobs. “The times they are a changin’, and some traditional PC folks feel like their world is slipping away. It is.”

However, Tate accused Jobs of "imposing" his "morality" by having Apple forbid pornographic applications for iPad. “I don’t want ‘freedom from porn.’ Porn is just fine! And I think my wife would agree,” fired back Tate - who later said he regretted mentioning his wife.

Jobs shot back, “You might care more about porn when you have kids.”

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[freedumb2003]

>>So now you are claiming that when a man wants to remove the ability to view Pornography, which is a sin, from his products, that is somehow evil?<<

Who chooses what porn is? For people like you, it is someone else. Me, I make that decisions myself.

>>You’ve just argued yourself into a box.<<

Only in your simple mind.

>>Let’s see if you are man enough to admit your mistake<<

Lets see if you are man enough to make your own decisions. I guess not.

[SoConPubbie]

1b and 2 apply directly.

NO, they don't.

1b. - Steve Jobs attempt to limit Pornography is not an instance of A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.

There is no government control involved in this scenario. This is a private enterprise.

2. - (Oppressive, dictatorial control.) Steve Jobs is not controlling you or anyone else. You have a choice to buy other products that allow you to enjoy Port to your hearts content.

[Secret Agent Man]

And how do you know Steve Jobs wants to limit porn because it’s against Christ’s teachings? What if it’s for less than good reasons? What if it’s for totally wrong reasons? Then he’s no better than the people wanting to watch porn.

[stripes1776]

Totally aware of that. :o) I wouldn't buy a Mac for other reasons. My ex wife works at an Apple store and I sent her some standard video format file she couldn't open on her Mac...it's things like that.

Well, that is not an issue about restricting your freedom. It's about the differences between Unix and Windows. You can't just install a Windows application on a Mac without the application being ported to Unix. And if no one wants to spend the time rewriting a Windows application to run on Unix, you're out of luck. That's why I don't run Linux anymore.

[montanajoe]

This might dampen the enthusiasm for the ipad among the college set. Which has been the biggest driver of the companies business in the past

[FTJM]

FTR, it’s freedom from Adobe Flash Player, not porn. iPhone users still look at porn, and so will iPad users.

[SoConPubbie]

Who chooses what porn is? For people like you, it is someone else. Me, I make that decisions myself.

That's a simliar argument as when does life begin.

The definition of Porn is pretty much defined in our culture today and accepted by vast majority of people.

The only people taking such nonsensical positions on the meaning of Pornography are those who are caught up in it in some manner and want an excuse for their bad choices or those, like yourself, who've managed to argue themselves into a corner.

[Niteflyr]

Well, that is not an issue about restricting your freedom. It's about the differences between Unix and Windows.

Exactly. However. If a manufacturer starts dictating morals to me I will go elsewhere...

[freedumb2003]

>>THIS is the free market at work! Rather than cater to the lowest common denominator, Apple has chosen to deliberately exclude certain market segments it deems unworthy of its products. Just as the freedom of association innately requires a freedom to disassociate, so too does a free market necessitate that entities be allowed to refuse to do business with whom they choose. <<

Good luck researching breast cancer if, God forbid, you need to do so. Also, you should pray every night that steve jobs doesn’t decide that Free Republic is a “hate site” to be excluded from the iPad’s access list.

When you place yourself under the yoke of another’s arbitrary decision of what you can and cannot view, you give up your ability to decide for yourself.

[SoConPubbie]

Who chooses what porn is? For people like you, it is someone else. Me, I make that decisions myself.

Oh, don't get me wrong here. I don't believe for a second that Steve Job's is doing this out of a respect to the teachings of Christ.

But none-the-less, a Man can choose to do the right thing even without doing for the best reason, and that man should be congratulated whenever he makes the right choice.

[freedumb2003]

>>The definition of Porn is pretty much defined in our culture today and accepted by vast majority of people. <<

So, you expose yourself as a fascist.

Not a surprise.

Yoke yourself if you wish.

I choose freedom.

[Niteflyr]

I choose freedom.

Amen to that! :o)

[SoConPubbie]

Good luck researching breast cancer if, God forbid, you need to do so. Also, you should pray every night that steve jobs doesn’t decide that Free Republic is a “hate site” to be excluded from the iPad’s access list.

Right, go to the extreme possibilities to try and make your point.

That argument might work if you are working with a Puritan here, you're not.

This is Steve Jobs we are talking about.

He's probably not graced the inside of a church for decades.

[Deagle]

Likewise... (actually, if you include the case, nothing is the same).

I can understand the iPhone but I took a different route - $6.80 a month for limited use (.18 cents a minute) - most of my connections are via email. My son might differ but he is young and looking for contact...ha.

The iPhone is a nice device, just way too expensive for what it delivers (phone calls)...for me...

[restornu]

FOTFLOL

Must be a friend of Joyce Elders

[freedumb2003]

>>But none-the-less, a Man can choose to do the right thing even without doing for the best reason, and that man should be congratulated whenever he makes the right choice. <<

You clearly do not understand Christianity. Again, I am unsurprised by just how uninformed your posts are. But the fact you keep making them is the only surprise left.

[SoConPubbie]

So, you expose yourself as a fascist.

No, I did not.

I choose a freedom from Sin provided by Christ and his sacrifice on Calvary.

As a result of that freedom he has provided me, I'll fight against the sin of Pornography or any other where I can.

I won't pretend, such as yourself, that there is no generally universally accepted definition of Porn.

Yoke yourself if you wish.

I gladly take up the Yoke of Christ daily.

Care to join me?

[freedumb2003]

Shifting your car in Reverse when you are speeding along in Drive usually just throws the transmission.

[stripes1776]

Exactly. However. If a manufacturer starts dictating morals to me I will go elsewhere...

Does that mean you don't shop at Walgreens?

[Shery]

I am pleased that Jobs made that decision. As a school nurse let me tell you that porn is ruining our American families. It’s not a personal problem any longer. It causes divorce, incest, rape, spousal abuse, and a plethora of other problems. Yeah Steve Jobs, for taking a tough stand for the right thing!

And for those of you without an Apple product, consider this...privacy is a huge factor, as well as security. The only so-called Apple computer ever breached was one that had been altered and was no longer a real Apple computer...other than the shell.

Like Jobs said, those who like porn can go to other companies, but he will not be a conveyer of it. We need more CEOs like him. That is not fascism, that is responsibility. He is not adding to the problem we face today, and I am grateful for that! Would that many other companies would look at more than company sales as the bottom line and do the same responsible thing. Our culture needs strong, moral leadership. May God continue to bless his company I pray that he will not give in to pressure to conform to a decadent society.