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They're leading the day-to-day normalization of the idea that end users don't get (and shouldn't have) ultimate control over their devices. Or said another way
by frogpelt 10y ago
They're leading the day-to-day normalization of the idea that end users don't get (and shouldn't have) ultimate control over their devices.
Or said another way, the vast majority of users don't care to have complete control over their devices and place more value on Apple's approach.
- tim333 10y agoAlso I feel more in control of my Mac than my PC now Microsoft are putting spyware like stuff in the updates.
- H4CK3RM4N 10y agoAt least they're not handing this control to the NSA/CIA. Apple's also made a few important steps towards keeping data encrypted and on device, instead of being sprayed across the internet(the Mac's new photos.app is a great example of this).
- wrase 10y agoRight. 'Control' can mean a lot of things, depending on what it is you actually want a thing to do for you. Us nerds put a disproportionately high value on things that are (for example) data 'open', but somebody else - such as the interviewee in this article - may have different needs. I think many people feel 'empowered' using an iPhone just the way it is. It allows them control over their lives, not the technology. Control is just the ability to direct a thing to behave in line with your intentions. I think apple understands that more than others, even if that's not always in line with what us nerds want it to mean.