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by _benton 1y ago
That's not a valid analogy. There isn't a "requirement" that you only use vanilla Apple software on an iPhone. More accurate would be that the house is set up for ring cameras and the builder doesn't support impleme
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by _benton 1y ago
If this is true and not a reporting error i'm curious where everybody is going. Perhaps people choosing cheap Macbook Air base models over slightly cheaper (and significantly worse) windows models? Is it gamers realizing they can play
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by _benton 1y ago
The difference is that the choice to purchase devices that offer the freedom you want is available, if not the primary option. I don't wish to take that away from you. However you are advocating for the only choice for a locked down de
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by _benton 1y ago
And one gives you the control you want over your device ie. sideloading and alternative app stores right? So why not simply purchase devices that use that operating system?
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by _benton 1y ago
This seems like a bad faith argument. But if you're being serious, I can buy non-nike shoes in the same way you can buy non-Apple phones. If anything, the people complaining about Apple would be upset by the lawsuit because they want
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by _benton 1y ago
I think all recent iOS versions have no public jailbreak exploits.
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by _benton 1y ago
Not really, you can chose to purchase other devices with more favourable payment agreements. It's about having that choice, versus not having the ability to purchase a device with a higher level of security.
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by _benton 1y ago
Who are you to claim that my consumer desires are irrelevant?
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by _benton 1y ago
The mom and pop stores in this analogy are the multitude of devices which are not produced by Apple and provide the same features, like Android phones and phones which are trivial to flash your own custom OS and software on. So no, your ana
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by _benton 1y ago
Developers are not forced into using Apple's distribution and payment systems because there are a multitude of other competing devices (with a higher market share mind you) they can and do develop for. If users and developers prefer ot
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by _benton 1y ago
No, because that requires the development and maintenance of two different operating systems, the cost of which is then passed to the consumer (me).
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by _benton 1y ago
There are many phones which let you flash your own OS and use with complete control. Please just purchase one of those and stop trying to interfere with my ability to purchase a phone that I want.
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by _benton 1y ago
It does hurt when I can no longer purchase a product that I want because other corporations wish to use the legal system to make more money, yes.
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by _benton 1y ago
That's exactly backwards. I have no desire to limit the types of phones you can purchase, and you have an enormous amount of choices in phones outside Apple that provide essentially the same functionality, and can be as open as you wis
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by _benton 1y ago
Except implementing the functionality to optionally open up your device to the world inherently makes it less secure. I now have no ability to purchase the phone that I want. It's actually decreasing consumer choice.
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by _benton 1y ago
This analogy makes no sense because you are not prevented in any way from purchasing the many other devices that provide almost identical functionality. It's like complaining that Walmart hiked their prices but ignoring the fact that t
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by _benton 1y ago
Maybe if the iPhone was the only phone available to purchase this argument has merit. But it's not, there are no shortage of other phones that provide the same features which are "essential to (your) practical participation in soc
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by _benton 1y ago
This is exactly what it is. They're trying to force Apple to design an inferior (imo) product so they can make more money.
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by _benton 1y ago
Are you legally prevented from controlling your device in any way you wish after purchase? I think people are conflating ease of modification from legally being able to do so. If it's legal, then Apple retains no control over the devic
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by _benton 1y ago
If they have to make changes in software to allow an "unlocked" device that makes it inherently less secure.
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by _benton 1y ago
This is probably a controversial opinion but I actually use my iPhone because it's locked down with a curated app marketplace and secure payment system. I don't want alternative payment methods or app stores. So I find it distas
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by _benton 1y ago
> Huh, the __user__ paid for the product, so they own it. After the user handed over their money, Apple has nothing to say about who I do business with on that product, or what the conditions are. But this is already the case. You own th
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by _benton 1y ago
Would that work with refactoring too? Like for example if a function that once returned Maybe<Foo> was refactored to return Foo, would a consumer that received Maybe<Foo> still work?
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by _benton 1y ago
Well, let x = 1; x = false; is a type error in TS anyways. let x: Number | Boolean = 1 is fine but also clear about its allowed types. Cant you do something like let mut x: Result<Either<Foo, Bar>, Error> in Rust? Same thing, ju
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by _benton 1y ago
That's why I put it in quotation marks. Capitalism is heavily regulated in every western nation, perhaps every nation.
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by _benton 1y ago
Zig has far too many other issues tho (lack of interfaces??) for me to seriously consider it a competitor to TS's type system.
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by _benton 1y ago
Yep. I wish Rust supported proper union types. Typescript gets it right, I just don't want to be writing Javascript...
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by _benton 1y ago
I really wish Rust had proper union types. So much ceremony over something that could be Foo | Bar | Error
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by _benton 1y ago
Because Apple under Steve Jobs worked because Steve had full control. Zero chance they become successful run by committee or group ownership or whatever. And they also needed venture capital in the beginning afaik. I don't think Apple
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by _benton 1y ago
I'm so fascinated by the few people online who show up to anything web component related just to flame and complain. It's always the same things too. DSD is useful for SSRing web components, which allows them to render and work wi

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