If Trent Reznor was truly offended by Apple's practice, he would just refuse to make the iPhone app until Apple changed their tune, or just make it available for jailbroken phones, and screw the squares who don't have the balls to jailbreak.
That would be the principled thing to do.
Besides, if NiN were smart, they'd design a mobile version of the site that would work with any device, instead of restricting themselves to the trendy iPhone.
Unfortunately, most people who aren't paying attenting are under the false impression that the iPhone has anywhere the same marketshare in the phone space as the iPod has in the PMP space.
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Trent Reznor will be mad... very mad.
If Trent Reznor was truly offended by Apple's practice, he would just refuse to make the iPhone app until Apple changed their tune, or just make it available for jailbroken phones, and screw the squares who don't have the balls to jailbreak.
That would be the principled thing to do.
Besides, if NiN were smart, they'd design a mobile version of the site that would work with any device, instead of restricting themselves to the trendy iPhone.
Unfortunately, most people who aren't paying attenting are under the false impression that the iPhone has anywhere the same marketshare in the phone space as the iPod has in the PMP space.