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Or maybe they’re doing it because Starlink is by far the best and fastest growing satellite internet network in the world? I dislike Elon Musk as much as the n
by brokencode 2y ago
Or maybe they’re doing it because Starlink is by far the best and fastest growing satellite internet network in the world?
I dislike Elon Musk as much as the next guy, but right now, SpaceX is really the only game in town for anything space related.
- tsimionescu 2y agoSatellite access is not a requirement though for phones. So one could just take a moral stand and not give money to Musk. It's not like satellite access is some major feature people are clamoring for or that competitors are using to outsell Apple. It's a niche use case, and Apple is basically using its power to advertise for Starlink much more than depending on them.
- aydyn 2y agoHow privileged do you need to be to think that everyone and every place has strong cell phone coverage.
- tsimionescu 2y agoI'm not, and I don't think that. I just know that, a, the entire cell phone market has existed and been massive for decades now without satellite phones; and that, b, SpaceX has very very little satellite-LTE connectivity, and is not adding it very quickly.
- mvanbaak 2y agoever heard of 'innovation'? Just because A existed without B in the past, doesn't mean B is useless.
- tsimionescu 2y agoMusk is showing more and more that he is a fascist willing and able to invest in other fascists to help bring them to power. I would see preventing that as much more important than innovation.
- aydyn 2y agoIn all seriousness your world view is pretty dark, maybe get outside more?
- tsimionescu 2y agoHonestly, if the world isn't looking pretty dark to you right now, I think you're the one who needs to go outside a little bit more. Especially since this drift into right wing extremism can still be stopped, both in the USA and in Europe, but only for a few more years.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoNot adding very quickly? SpaceX went from first launch to service in ~ a year
- tsimionescu 2y agoThe LTE service is progressing much more slowly.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoThere's competitors. The regular service is also progressing slower than originally planned. They are moving faster than the competition though
- GardenLetter27 2y agoSpeaking about what people "need" is a scary step. Soon you have environmentalists asking whether you "need" a 4k TV, or a personal computer, "need" a washing machine, a refrigerator, etc. If people don't want it, they won't pay for it. That is the beauty of the free market.
- Kbelicius 2y ago> Soon you have environmentalists asking whether you "need" a 4k TV, or a personal computer, "need" a washing machine, a refrigerator, etc. This is a good example of the slippery slope fallacy.
- aikinai 2y agoThe slippery slope is a legitimate risk consideration as often as it’s a fallacy. We already have laws about toilet flow rates and lighting types in the US, and other countries have more.
- GardenLetter27 2y agoSadly it isn't a fallacy at all, academic degrowthers in Europe (yes, degrowth can be studied at university in Europe!) have proposed de-incentivising the use of washing machines: https://x.com/ziontree/status/1837034922105516391 https://x.com/ziontree/status/1837034922105516391
- ls612 2y agoThe slippery slope is only a fallacy if you assume dogmatic priors, otherwise it is simple Bayesian updating.
- tsimionescu 2y agoPeople can also chose not to give money to a fascist trying to bring other fascists to power. As an American company, Apple should see that they have a moral duty to not pump money into the fascist.
- inemesitaffia 2y ago
- inemesitaffia 2y agoThe partner here is T-Mobile not SpaceX.