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I agree -- I meant it in contrast with smartphones, where it's seen as totally normal to have no escape hatch to run your own software. Most "normal" people se
by spijdar 6y ago
I agree -- I meant it in contrast with smartphones, where it's seen as totally normal to have no escape hatch to run your own software.
Most "normal" people see that a coffeemaker putting "DRM" on your coffee is ridiculous, but that outrage never really extended to digital devices for some reason.
- dTal 6y ago>for some reason Ignorance. If people had no real idea how coffee was made either, you wouldn't see much outcry over locked-down coffee pods either. "You want to grind your own beans? What an eccentric nerd! My coffee maker works perfectly with the manufacturer pods, why would I ever switch?"
- vladvasiliu 6y agoI think that most common apps nowadays being "free" contributes to this. "How can there be an Apple tax if the app is free?" Whereas the coffee is something they can buy at other shops, and it's pretty easy to compare.