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Apple has a decade+ track record of making devices that i really like. (At several points I’ve compared solutions across the market). Instead of siding with Ap
by gretch 3y ago
Apple has a decade+ track record of making devices that i really like. (At several points I’ve compared solutions across the market).
Instead of siding with Apple, why would I side with anonymous and random internet commentators who have never made devices I want to buy?
- pompino 3y agoIt is definitely odd to outsource your moral principles based on which mega corp you opened your wallet to.
- gretch 3y agoMorals? You think you’re some kind of righteous crusader? I’m talking about toys and gadgets. The ability to view memes.
- mthoms 3y agoIf that's your use case, then great! My iPhone connects me to my government, my bank, my school, my family on the other side of the world, my portfolio, and perhaps most importantly; critical safety services (local avalanche forecasts in my case). You can be damn well sure I'll be passionate about how it's controlled, and what capabilities the manufacturer is derailing in the interest of record profits. (For clarity - I'm not the person you responded to, but this is HN so I thought I'd chime in on why some people are so passionate about this so called "toy")
- pompino 3y agoLet me correct some of your misunderstandings. The comment you were replying to, correctly, pointed out that there is no benefit to the user to side with Apple's anti-user stance. This story, and comments about the story are having to do with a users right to install a browser of their choice, choose a payment method of their choice, etc - which is collectively under the DMA that the EU passed into law - democratically. Apple has repeatedly tried their best to spin this, but it is easy to see past the spin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act
- pb7 3y agoYou opened your wallet to the same megacorp. The only difference is you're sitting on your high horse for some reason.
- pompino 3y agoI agree that it is the users right to install a browser of their choice, use a payment method of their choice. The recent EU law, which was passed in a democratic system, supports this right. You're free to make up your own mind. BTW, My morals, despite my personal failings, are superior to Apple's on this particular issue. Its an interlinked economy with interlinked dependencies on various entities that you may or may not agree with. That doesn't mean you're not allowed to protest them. Otherwise nobody can protest climate change if they drive a car - which is ridiculous.
- luuurker 3y agoPerhaps we should side with Apple when they do something good and but not when they do something that isn't that good? I'm writing this on a Macbook Pro which I really like, but this decision has downsides for me as user and I'm not convinced by Apple's justification.