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As someone who dislike all the big guys, and only really likes positive Linux/FOSS news (if I'm honest), I have tested it thoroughly. Apple is the most protecte
by fartcannon 5y ago
As someone who dislike all the big guys, and only really likes positive Linux/FOSS news (if I'm honest), I have tested it thoroughly. Apple is the most protected brand, followed by Microsoft. Google, Amazon and Facebook don't seem to have any natural supports or shills... that I've seen. They probably do though - why wouldn't you?
Edit: it should be clear that I'm speaking anecdotally, right? I obviously can't say for certain.
- rootusrootus 5y agoI don't see that Apple is more protected, I just see stronger opinions in both directions. I think some folks just need to be contrarian, and they perceive the world to be filled with Apple fanboys. So they have to be the antifanboy and balance it out. Same thing happens with Tesla. Microsoft to a lesser extent. The recent AirTags discussions have really exposed the phenomenon. The amount of disinformation is pretty incredible, which in turn brings out the pro-Apple folks who feel like they need to correct the facts. So it gets pretty heated.
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- fartcannon 5y agoIs that how you see it? I think you're giving Apple more credit than they deserve. They pay people to promote their stuff.
- rootusrootus 5y ago> They pay people to promote their stuff. That sounds plausible. Do you have evidence they do it more than any other large consumer-oriented company?
- fartcannon 5y agoWho cares how much they spend? We already know they exploit poor working conditions to build iPhones, maybe they get a really good deal on the biggest army of internet shills. All that matters is that they do it. Once is too many.