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Unfortunately, I don't think this has been anything more than a small blip to Apple's reputation. If I were not on Hackernews (like 99+% of Apple users), I woul
by finolex1 5y ago
Unfortunately, I don't think this has been anything more than a small blip to Apple's reputation. If I were not on Hackernews (like 99+% of Apple users), I would have either not heard or given second thought to this move.
- musha68k 5y agoIt’s on Reuters and many other news outlets. The press are still doing their job for the moment at least.
- busymom0 5y agoI think it dominating Reddit for last week might be bringing a lot of attention too. Kind of surprising how tone deaf Apple's response has been despite this.
- d3nj4l 5y agoEven the Apple fanatics on MacRumors as pissed. These are the people who’d steadfastly defend apple against anything.
- AnthonyMouse 5y agoBad press on tech sites is the worst thing for a tech company's reputation. They're the people other people go to when deciding what to buy. When Uncle Bob asks the family computer engineer about the pros and cons of a given platform and hears that one of them scans your device and a false positive could get you arrested for child pornography, Uncle Bob may develop an aversion to that platform.