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> Users have conclusively voted for it to be this way. We know it's this way and we're still buying iPhones instead of Android. That's like saying that every v
by dane-pgp 4y ago
> Users have conclusively voted for it to be this way. We know it's this way and we're still buying iPhones instead of Android.
That's like saying that every voter in a democracy approves of every policy implemented by the politician they voted for (especially if they re-elect that politician). The world is not as simple as that, and I think the general term for this erroneous line of thinking is "the fallacy of division".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy_of_division https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy_of_division
- Bud 4y agoNo, it's not even close to that. I'm referring to one issue, obviously, and it's a fairly clear and major issue. The issue in question is also representative of larger and even more obvious issues regarding the inherent conflict between total user choice on one hand, and a degree of top-down OS control that keeps users in a walled garden but provides some protections, on the other.
- v0idzer0 4y agoUsers don’t know what they want. They don’t deserve to make every decision, because they’re often missing context or misinformed. For example, you think you want this, but as soon as you get it, you’ll want the opposite. Version fragmentation leads to bugs, security vulnerabilities and poor overall user experience which is all you’ll really get with this change. Perhaps you’d make that tradeoff for the illusion of freedom, but the vast majority would not and Apple has to consider all their customers.