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It’s not “being surprised,” it’s being frustrated with the user hostile decisions of a multi-trillion dollar profit maximizing machine.
by Robotbeat 2y ago
It’s not “being surprised,” it’s being frustrated with the user hostile decisions of a multi-trillion dollar profit maximizing machine.
- horsawlarway 2y agoI don't understand the resistance to understanding this point littered all over this thread. Yes - an iPad is a different form factor than a desktop. That doesn't excuse crippling a powerful general purpose device by taking control away from the owner. --- Here is an alternate example: My Jeep is in the shop, I need to pick my kids up from their friends house, but the last mile is a dirt road. My minivan isn't ideal for that, but it'll almost certainly work. Except... the manufacturer has locked it down via GPS so that the second I leave roads paved to their satisfaction, the accelerator stops working. --- That's the fucking hostility of Apple. It's not that the device can't. It's that they won't allow it. And folks... buckle the fuck up because this road is JUST getting started. We are going to witness a complete and total war on general purpose tools. No one is going to let you use their tool unless they're extracting rent from you. One time purchases, ownership, novel use? Fuck that noise. Pay them your rent. The company store is thirsty.