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I'm pretty sure we already passed that point when we accepted the argument that users need to be protected against themselves. Forced updates, walled gardens,
by contravariant 5y ago
I'm pretty sure we already passed that point when we accepted the argument that users need to be protected against themselves.
Forced updates, walled gardens, mandatory online accounts, all of it has been pushed down the throat of users with the justification that it is necessary to protect users against themselves.
And in most cases it's pretty easy to see it wasn't primarily in the interest of those users, since they weren't given the opportunity to make an informed decision.
- dageshi 5y agoI would feel fairly confident in saying the majority of the iphone install base is both incapable and completely disinterested in making an informed decision in these matters. They don't care how it works really, so long as it works, whichever product "just works" is the one they will buy. Power users like the majority of HN users are different, but they're not the majority of the market.
- Dah00n 5y agoI agree with this but must add that laws aren't made to force what the majority knows (or in this case doesn't know) down the throat of everyone. This is why we have people like Vestager to counter what Apple does.