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If Apple would like us to believe they changed their mind, they might consider telling us they changed their mind. They haven't told us that, so why should we
by BrazzVuvuzela 5y ago
If Apple would like us to believe they changed their mind, they might consider telling us they changed their mind. They haven't told us that, so why should we assume it?
- judge2020 5y agoThey’re still a company with a PR and Legal team. Letting it die quietly means it stays out of the news cycle (as in, there are less articles about it being removed compared to if they publicly announced they were wrong).
- BrazzVuvuzela 5y ago> They’re still a company a PR and Legal team All the more reason to not give them the benefit of the doubt with shit like this. If they say something flat out, that has some weight since there could be legal repercussions for lying (in theory anyway.) But not saying anything and letting people infer whatever they want? That's how companies with PR and Legal teams like to cover their asses instead of outright lying. The company says nothing and lets their supporters invent whatever headcanon is most flattering. I don't go in for that. Edit: The same thing happened when they let Apple fans infer that this feature was preparation for enabling proper E2EE. As far as I'm aware Apple never actually said that and their supporters decided to believe it without evidence, just a lot of wishful thinking.
- pzo 5y agoI would respect more company and people that can admit to mistake and apologize and commit not doing the same mistake again. In this case Apple simply keeps people in limbo - you cannot be sure what they are planning to do with it without any public statement. They might as well tweak it a little bit, rebrand with different name and push it again as wrapped with different package.