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> What did Apple do that threatens customer privacy and free speech Apple affects many things negatively by being extremely pro lock-in and patent aggressive.
by shmerl 8y ago
> What did Apple do that threatens customer privacy and free speech
Apple affects many things negatively by being extremely pro lock-in and patent aggressive. So I'd say it's a good thing when someone stops using Apple's products and switches to Linux instead.
- simplecomplex 8y agoIt’s not a good thing if you like seeing software devs get paid :)
- shmerl 8y agoThe company doesn't need to be a nasty anti-competitive jerk to pay developers.
- briandear 8y agoWhat’s anti competitive?
- shmerl 8y agoIt's when instead of competing on merit, companies focus on controlling the market through monopolization techniques. I.e. simply banning competition. Lock-in (i.e. refusal to support interoperability), patent aggression, forbidding competing technologies in their store and so on and so forth.
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- saagarjha 8y agoHaving all software distribution for their embedded devices go through a centralized authority?
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- simion314 8y agoYou can't have GPL apps on iOS, you can't put them in the Store and you are not allowed to side load apps, this is one reason I dislike Apple, others include the fact you have to replace the battery, motherboard or some body part (I can't remember for sure) and the entire keyboard if one of your keys breaks. This is why personally dislike them and why I will not use their products but I understand that people value different things then me.