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This is true for me, but I wonder if it’s true for most. An alternative framing is not that apps moved to the cloud because they were faster or more convenient

This is true for me, but I wonder if it’s true for most. An alternative framing is not that apps moved to the cloud because they were faster or more convenient but that apps moved to the cloud because they became “free” by you paying with your attention or data. It’s worth reframing the hypothesis to “The future is (paid) local app” and see if you still think it holds.

amelius 2mo ago
The whole paying with your data thing should become a payment option, and governments should enforce the availability of multiple payment options with no unreasonable price differences across the board. (And there are ways to find out what your data is worth in dollars.)
- gbalduzzi 2mo ago
  Meta has the option if I'm not mistaken, but my guess is that it is very, very rarely used.
  - inigyou 2mo ago
    Because it's a decoy option. They really want your data, not your money, so they set the price high.
inigyou 2mo ago
I don't mind paying a few bucks for value. But the market for lemons applies. Mostly when you spend money you just get the exact same shitware you can get for free, so I usually suspect that's going to happen.
h05sz487b 2mo ago
I think having data available on more than one device is a huge pool towards the cloud.