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Instead of attacking the writing style, how about you attack the questions raised. It’s bang on. You don’t own your iOS or Android phone, you’re renting a plat
by alfiedotwtf 6y ago
Instead of attacking the writing style, how about you attack the questions raised.
It’s bang on. You don’t own your iOS or Android phone, you’re renting a platform, which you be deplatformed without recourse.
- opportune 6y agoThe incentives between me (a regular user) and my smartphone OS are (mostly) aligned. Yes, Apple has anti competitive practices which they shouldn't be allowed to partake in. I also don't like how all iOS web browsers are forced to use Safari under the hood. But as a user, that doesn't affect me much - I am happy with most of Apple's default apps and I prefer using mobile web clients (even if they are using Safari) to apps usually. I don't think I am at any risk whatsoever of being deplatformed as a user. Maybe as a developer, but I'm not a mobile developer for the most part. I understand the benefits of Libre software. But taking the principled stance in favor of Libre software will create a lot more work for me in areas I don't normally think about much - security, the internals of my mobile OS, having to find app workarounds an replacements, etc. The reason I use iOS to begin with is that I like that Apple takes care of the basic decisions for me. I don't want to fiddle with things.
- rimliu 6y agoSo I do own the phone, I am renting a platform. Or do you claim, that I do not own the TV set, because, TV broadcasters could stop at any time?