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> Maybe the most realistic answer is that everyone else has seen what Apple made, and doesn't want to build a locked-down vertical ecosystem Yes because other
by scarface74 4y ago
> Maybe the most realistic answer is that everyone else has seen what Apple made, and doesn't want to build a locked-down vertical ecosystem
Yes because other companies care about “freedom” and your ability to run your gnu tool chain.
> Trying to sell a device as locked-down as the iPhone in 2022 will rightfully get you laughed out of the room.
What bubble are you living in?
- smoldesu 4y ago> Yes because other companies care about “freedom” and your ability to run your gnu tool chain. All companies don't give a shit about user freedom, that's the entire reason why GNU exists. It exists outside of these corporate interests and gives people a platform to do their work away from the horrors of beaurocratic bikeshedding and pointless roadblocks. MacOS is simply not the best operating system for my software and workflow. I'm hardly the only one who shares that sentiment, especially among developers. > What bubble are you living in? The one where people understand arbitrary technical limitations? The criticism against Apple is justified. The criticism against all hardware manufacturers that don't respect user freedom is justified. Maybe you don't care about it (which is fine), but you can't pretend it doesn't exist.
- scarface74 4y agoSo which companies care about “users freedoms”? And most of the Linux contributors are large tech companies…