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Again, the original thread said “The industry should avoid single points of failure”. Neither Apple (Mac) nor Google (Chrome) represent single points of failure
by thewarpaint 3y ago
Again, the original thread said “The industry should avoid single points of failure”. Neither Apple (Mac) nor Google (Chrome) represent single points of failure for the industry.
- rmbyrro 3y agoIt depends on the angle you look. From a software eng infra standpoint, in general, ok. But we can look elsewhere. In the mobile space, for example, it's hard to deny iOS & Android, Appstore & Google Play. In terms of privacy, the internet is a complete failure with Chrome, Google Analytics, etc. A large chunk of the most relevant software businesses go to the extent of mandating developers to use Apple products. I experienced this myself, when I wasn't allowed to use a PC running Linux for "security reasons". Like if Apple OS is safer than Arch. That's a big point of failure, in my opinion...