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> anyone who doesn't want to subsidize Apple's dystopian future will choose to buy a competitor's product whether VLC is on iOS or not. The only party's substan
by jjs 16y ago
> anyone who doesn't want to subsidize Apple's dystopian future will choose to buy a competitor's product whether VLC is on iOS or not. The only party's substantially affected here are iOS users, who are now deprived of a program to play more video types.
If you don't like Apple's dystopian future, then reducing the incentives to own an iOS device sounds more effective than merely not subsidizing the platform.
- brownleej 16y agoI see your point. As I hinted at, I think a lack of GPL software in the App Store will have a negligible effect on actual iOS usage. Because of this, it makes people's iOS experience worse without making the overall situation better.