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It's absolutely horrible that we have come to accept that not having full control over our devices is acceptable in any way. This will sadly be the leverage to
by woofiefa 11y ago
It's absolutely horrible that we have come to accept that not having full control over our devices is acceptable in any way. This will sadly be the leverage to completely end general-purpose computing.
Why is a mobile device not just a small form factor? Why does it also have to remove all our rights at the same time?
- eddieroger 11y agoBecause the market has spoken and clearly wants what Apple and Samsung and HTC are selling. The user base of Hacker News isn't that of the world. Not everyone does their job in front of a computer, and the idea of making this, to them, miraculous device in their pocket a computer is terrifying. They don't want full control of the computer they already have at home. Answering your question: It doesn't have to remove rights, but the economics of making a device that doesn't makes that device unfeasible.
- amelius 11y ago> Because the market has spoken and clearly wants what Apple and Samsung and HTC are selling. The user base of Hacker News isn't that of the world. Solution: define the world as "everybody on Hacker News".