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50 years of worse-is-better ruling the software world suggests otherwise.

• amelius 5y ago
  Some people prefer the safety of Disney World. Others like to go base jumping from some mountain in the Alps. Shouldn't both be possible? Or do we want a Mickey Mouse in the Alps telling us to go back for our own safety?
  • emodendroket 5y ago
    It is hardly impossible to install third-party software on your phone if you're up for base jump levels of risk.
    • amelius 5y ago
      It's getting more difficult every day. And I don't want to punch Mickey Mouse every time I go climbing.
      • MR4D 5y ago
        Honest question - why do you have to climb this mountain? I’m genuinely curious, because to me that’s the equivalent of telling Ford that you want a Ferrari engine in your mustang. Maybe if someone could help me understand this I would be more open to those kinds of ideas.
  • Redoubts 5y ago
    Yeah, but that’s what Android is for. I have absolutely no faith that developers won’t pick the easiest, cheapest, least restrictive distribution channel available. And I have every inclination they will sacrifice every user desire for privacy and integrity to get there.
    • amelius 5y ago
      Yet I have no such problems on Linux.
      • zepto 5y ago
        Do you actually think that’s a reasonable comparison? GNU Linux is not a consumer operating system used by billions of people on their phones.
      • Redoubts 5y ago
        Glad we’ve entered the year of the Linux desktop.