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Apple seems to have drifted away from it's carefully trod line of empowering and protecting users into the realm of protecting users from themselves. I tend to
by bap 17y ago
Apple seems to have drifted away from it's carefully trod line of empowering and protecting users into the realm of protecting users from themselves.
I tend to think that Apple signed some of it's soul away when making media deals and situations like this may be a part of those legal agreements.
Not to troll but I think Microsoft started focusing on it's business to business dealings more than on it's users at one point and eventually became what it did.
Unfortunately this is a common pattern for successful corporations. I wonder if it is driven purely by fear (of lawsuit?) or by the types of executives you get when you reach a certain size.
- zimbabwe 17y agoApple's followed an unusual path because their current tyrannies are much different from typical tech tyrannies. This decision doesn't help them as a company, and it doesn't hedge any corporate maneuver of theirs. It seems absolutely ridiculous and stupid. It implies that the procedure they're using is fucked up on some level. While that's outrageous and really pisses me off, it also gives me hope that Apple will find a way to fix this problem without damaging the idealism of their company regarding their products. This isn't stagnation of thought. It's outright insanity. Perhaps it's curable.