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My own opinion on the WEI fiasco is that Google had done a terrible job communicating to the outside world about it. I feel much better if Apple were to be in c
by kccqzy 3y ago
My own opinion on the WEI fiasco is that Google had done a terrible job communicating to the outside world about it. I feel much better if Apple were to be in charge of it as well as anything remotely similar. That is, have Apple completely roll it out, achieve the initial mindshare and acceptance, and then let Google merely copy whatever Apple does with minor changes.
- freedomben 3y agoIs the only possibility that Google did a bad job communicating it, or is it possible that it's a terrible idea that will lead us to a dystopian future where anybody using non-closed/locked hardware can't use the web? I strongly suspect it would (over time as every website adopts it) be like VPNs are now, except for every single Linux user. Maybe Google will release an official Linux distro for people like me, but they won't be able to allow us to have root or sudo on our boxes, otherwise they can't vouch for the machine. That pretty much defeats the whole point of running Linux. Though, if you would feel much better if Apple were in charge of it, then I get the feeling you don't have a lot of sympathy for people like me. That's a reasonable and valid position, but it does sadden me greatly.