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I disagree with your metaphor. Apple is less like a cigarette company making nicotine patches and more like a pharmacy selling cigarettes with warnings on the l
by compscistd 6y ago
I disagree with your metaphor. Apple is less like a cigarette company making nicotine patches and more like a pharmacy selling cigarettes with warnings on the labels _and_ offering store-brand nicotine patches. A related note: it was only recently that CVS stopped selling cigarettes.
Does that distinction make Apple less ethically problematic? Heck yeah. And I imagine many people, myself included, are okay with where it lies on the gray line.
- vel0city 6y agoCVS stopped selling cigarettes in 2014. Walgreens still sells cigarettes though.
- atonse 6y agoI would expect this from the Play Store. But Apple makes a big deal about the fact that their App Store is curated from low quality apps. And these are the worst kind. These are actively harmful to people's psychology.
- djohnston 6y agoDitto on child comment, Apple doesn't get that pass as they sit high and mighty behind their walled garden argument to keep their users safe.
- Tagbert 6y agoI think that Apple is aware of how this has turned out and wants to change course. This is probably why in-app purchases are not allowed in the games in their new game subscription service.