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I use Apple products, including the MBP on which I am typing this post. I paid big bucks and my expectation is Apple should respect my privacy. Services like Go
by happywolf 11y ago
I use Apple products, including the MBP on which I am typing this post. I paid big bucks and my expectation is Apple should respect my privacy. Services like Google I use them for free, and as such, monetization is fair. Not for Apple, and I hope it won't let me down.
- cgh 11y agoThis seems to me like a rational approach. You get what you pay for. Or to put it another way, if you don't pay for the product, then you are the product.
- happywolf 11y agoYes, I feel this is a fair deal.
- devcpp 11y agoOr you could use free software, and stop hoping for people around you to be honest.
- mrmondo 11y agoFree != open source
- memu 11y agoThey meant free as in freedom not free as in gratis.
- dandelion_lover 11y agohttps://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
- happywolf 11y agoGuess what. I used to be a Linux zealot for over ten years, my hobby was to custom-build my kernel and rewrite device drivers for some of my devices. But Linux had some minor issues that I couldn't quite put up with, while Apple so far just works for me. Apple is far from perfect, but it covers most of my needs and I am happy to use it. I know strong advocate of freedom and transparency will say Apple is closed-source, for-profit company yadi yada. The truth is most of things in our lives are: the cars we drive, the fridge, the TV, the watch we wear, and hardware we use (Intel or ARM chips aren't open source, right?) So years ago i decide this free software thingie isn't for me.