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This is how bullying works. If the victim is small and accessible, with their reputation on the line, you can put them in their place. When DropBox broke, the
by dpcan 15y ago
This is how bullying works.
If the victim is small and accessible, with their reputation on the line, you can put them in their place.
When DropBox broke, the community pounced.
Apple can't be bullied.
With DropBox I can just cancel my membership and sign-up somewhere else.
I'm not going to throw out my $1000+ Mac with $1000+ in software on it out the Window, right along with my livelihood of creating software for iOS. I'm not going to cancel my iPhone contract and pay hundreds in penalties too, and throw out all my apps and games and switch to Android. Not happening.
They've got us by the balls here, we just have to let them fix this and move on.
- true_religion 15y agoIt's not bullying to tell people to fix security bugs. It's not bullying to use your own resources to entice (or force) them to do so in a timely manner. You're right that no one can threaten Apple and get action, but you're wrong in characterizing the threat as bullying.
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