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> just so that we could all be happy right now To be honest, I'm quite happy about big companies revealing their ugly real face. And some people might benefit
by sva_ 5y ago
> just so that we could all be happy right now
To be honest, I'm quite happy about big companies revealing their ugly real face. And some people might benefit from such a reality-check.
- yummypaint 5y agoI wish the plaintiffs luck in court. I remember apples courtroom privateering where they persuaded the justice system they invented rounded corners and got their competitors phones pulled from the market. If only the same standards and rigor of enforcement could actually apply to them. Once all is said and done I suspect whatever apple has to pay will not meaningfully impact their profitability, and will be seen as a cost of doing business. This is a core reason these companies are so caustic. Penalties need to be harsh enough to make this behavior unprofitable. The board needs to be pissed at their executives.
- atatatat 5y agoLarger discussion: Is this what being a hacker is now? Knowing your project is going to get stomped out with uncompetitive practices from day 1, still doing and carrying it all the the way through to court with a big player?
- smoldesu 5y ago25 years ago, that was still the hacker ethos. Linux stood no chance against the commercial operating systems of the day, and Microsoft was in the process of accretion to a similar position Apple is in today. Yet, against all odds, David sprouted wings and Goliath kneeled.
- andrekandre 5y agohow much of this was initially enabled by the anti-trust settlement and subsequent restrictions on microsofts behavior?
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- rjzzleep 5y agoFor reference[1]. Apple also managed to cause lasting damage to HTC as a brand when they ventured into the US. I don't HTC ever recovered from that, although it might not have been the only problem they had. [1] https://morningconsult.com/opinions/apple-v-samsung-scotus-sided-reason-rounded-corners/ https://morningconsult.com/opinions/apple-v-samsung-scotus-s...
- lotsofpulp 5y agoSeems like small pickles compared to Android brands damaging themselves by not supporting their own devices with software updates after 18 months. That is what drove me away. I assume this is still true, and my iOS devices will receive software updates for longer than Android devices.
- Sunspark 5y agoI would rather use an unsupported device that has the ability to do a variety of things than a supported device that doesn't allow various features which is the case with iOS for me. With Apple, it's their way or the highway.
- Damogran6 5y agoSo do the hackers and Zero Day Exploit day traders.
- nisegami 5y agoThis is so pointless, but I feel like 0-day exploit sellers benefit if everyone is up to date, as it means you need a 0-day to exploit those devices (making those exploits more valuable). But if everyone is running out of date software, who cares if it's a 0-day?
- lenkite 5y agoZero-day's are more expensive for Android nowadays https://www.wired.com/story/android-zero-day-more-than-ios-zerodium/ https://www.wired.com/story/android-zero-day-more-than-ios-z...