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It just so happens that Apple gets to make that decision for us for “our good” and provides us with no say in the matter. Why does Apple get to dictate what is
by _aavaa_ 1y ago
It just so happens that Apple gets to make that decision for us for “our good” and provides us with no say in the matter.
Why does Apple get to dictate what is an authorized endpoint for my device?
- tpmoney 1y agoBecause they made it and you don't have to buy it. If you don't want a device that's locked down as much as Apple locks down theirs, you can buy any number of alternative devices.
- _aavaa_ 1y agoFirst of all, this is such an anti-consumer sentiment. Voting with our wallets means that those with the biggest wallets dictate the rules. We have the first sale doctoring for a reason. That Apple can get away with this behaviour at the moment is a not a justification for continuing to let them do it. Second of all, which devices? Google is slowly boiling the frog on Android too, see their recent announcement about installing your own apps without their blessing. And before anyone replies about “oh just use android Linux phone, or build your own phone, or don’t use a phone”, that’s not a realistic option for 99.9% of people and it’s ceding ground (see my first point).