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That's basically like saying you prefer to live under a totalitarian regime than a democracy because: security. Humans gladly trade their freedom for security a
by fjabre 7y ago
That's basically like saying you prefer to live under a totalitarian regime than a democracy because: security. Humans gladly trade their freedom for security as your comment implies, you are comfortable with that.
The web is, or at least was in part, a democracy. Apple is clearly a dictatorship.
Trust doesn't really come into it. You trust your user data to 3rd parties every single day using apps that very publicly compromise you like FB, Google etc. So to say that you trust your relationship with Apple doesn't mean squat. Sure Apple is good at preventing people from breaking into your iPhones, but it's not good at stopping Facebook from selling your data to 3rd parties which you talk about. Your security is already compromised.
In the days even before the web we had many programs from independent 3rd parties that have now turned into household names today.
I refuse to believe that Apple's incredibly convoluted App store is the way forward. I ultimately believe Apple will fail here and have to make major changes, indeed I hope it does.
- zepto 7y agoThis is an absurd comparison that makes zero sense on the face of it. People don’t give up any freedom when they choose Apple products. It’s a feature of a democracy that you can decide to contract any third parties you like to carry out professional services - such as verifying software quality, or protecting the privacy of your data. Anyone who doesn’t like Apple’s services can simply buy Android, which explicitly offers openness as a differentiator. The comparison between a managed software store and an authoritarian regime makes no sense at all precisely because you can leave. The software company behind the original posting has chosen to leave. Presumably you have chosen to leave or never enter. The only authoritarians in this scenario are the people who wish to use government power to deny others the right to choose the service Apple provides.
- Engineering-MD 7y agoIt’s more like saying they want to live in a society with rules and regulations which are enforced rather than a Wild West ultra liberal free market economy.
- r00fus 7y ago> That's basically like saying you prefer to live under a totalitarian regime than a democracy Horrible analogy - the App Store is not "life" it's business. We deal with demanding, undemocratic platforms in business all the time. The way forward is the open web. I support that and there's room for both.