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by bitpush 1y ago
I get where you're coming from, but isnt the whole idea of open source "if you dont like the approach, you're free to fork the code and do it the way you think is right?" As long as the fork doesnt violate trademark (tur
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by bitpush 1y ago
How do you square this with Apple's pushback few years back against FBI who asked for a specific individual's details. I'm not taking sides, but it sounds like if ChatGPT cooperating with LE is a Good Thing (TM), then Apple m
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by bitpush 1y ago
This is a weak argument. If things have slipped through the cracks with someone actively reviewing it, the alternative cant be 'lets not do any checking whatsoever'. There are better arguments against this that other commenters he
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by bitpush 1y ago
> beginning of the end of Android. You underestimate how much money & effort it takes to make an operating system.
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by bitpush 1y ago
Didnt EU rule that it was OK for Apple to do, and Google is just just mirroring that?
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by bitpush 1y ago
If Google had not patched this, it would have violated local regulations right? In other words, they are trying to be compliant right? What do people want - a company to openly violate known local laws?
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by bitpush 1y ago
> But their privacy stance is still far better than that of Meta or Google. Agreed, but they kind of stumbled into it. I dont know what to think of it. Apple didnt start out with "We believe ad targeting is bad", if that was t
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by bitpush 1y ago
Agreed. There's a lot of self blaming going on here. "Apple cares about users so much. They work sooo hard" .. but also when things don't work well, they don't seem to update their world view. Its quite fascinating
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by bitpush 1y ago
> Remember when Apple stood for something like when they fought the FBI It was very calculated, and not a principled stand like most people would believe. They knew the then government couldnt push them, and they stood to gain the halo e
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by bitpush 1y ago
> The basics of visual design are made up qualitative guidelines with no solid metrics to back it up. > So you're saying Apple really fucked their entire company over with liquid glass I dont know what you're trying to say.
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by bitpush 1y ago
> It feels like Apple is having a Windows moment with their operating systems .. or by definition, Apple is having an Apple moment :)
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by bitpush 1y ago
> Your eye can handle flat design or Liquid Glass without any extra stress. It’s not really a big difference. Your eye can handle it and if you can’t you probably shouldn’t be driving and you should see an eye doctor. You could have used
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by bitpush 1y ago
Spoken like someone who has never open sourced anything. Why should others work for free for you?
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by bitpush 1y ago
> my Apple devices send way less requests to tracking and data harvesting Isnt that just the APIs retrying when blocked?
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by bitpush 1y ago
> I was trying to give Apple a little more credibility Why? They are known to bend their knees to authoritarian governments, more than any other company. See "Apple in China". It is just that Apple, unlike most other companies,
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by bitpush 1y ago
> Yeah, that’s a good thing to prevent browser monopoly. What a joke. You're cheering for monopolistic behavior while claiming to be against monopoly. Its the same logic as "Yeah, get those _bad_ immigrants out. I'm one of
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by bitpush 1y ago
Many, but one that comes to mind right now - you cant have an "app" icon on the home page. Which reduces discoverability a lot.
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by bitpush 1y ago
> AOSP is a joke. This is coming from a custom rom user. Its an open source software right? Free for anyone to do anything. Were you expecting a highly polished, it-just-works with free software? Isnt that being a little entitled?
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by bitpush 1y ago
> market dominance to harm consumers. If Google decides to abandon Android tomorrow, or go all in on Windows Mobile OS, is that an "abuse of market dominance"? In reality, private companies are free to make decisions that make
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by bitpush 1y ago
> EU assrapes Google with fines Why? On what grounds? It hurts upsets a few people?
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by bitpush 1y ago
> It's easy for me to judge what software is safe to use How do you do that? Do you read the source code of the app you're sideloading?
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by bitpush 1y ago
> You are mixing up legitimate government regulations with a corporation abusing it's power to fuck over consumers. Anytime similar argument is brought up for Apple, people always say "Their platform, their rules". Isnt th
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by bitpush 1y ago
To sell food to others, you need to get a "restaurant license". I dont think anyone would argue that people should be able to buy food from whoever. And I dont think that's what "treating people like adults mean". I
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by bitpush 1y ago
Let me get this straight - Author links his protonmail account to google - Someone sends a calendar invite to protonmail - The event shows up on google calendar, because, you know, the author has protonmail connected to google.
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by bitpush 1y ago
Isnt it going to be the opposite. Everytime EU says app store needs to be opened, there's a lot of HN commenters say how that's a bad idea and how App Stores help keep "malware" away. I'm assuming a lot of those fol
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by bitpush 1y ago
Didnt Apple get away with lot of App Store scrutiny with their current model. Why else wouldnt other app stores follow the practice?
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by bitpush 1y ago
It works for hardware, because that's the only way to do it. There's no 2 populations for hardware. All decisions are one way doors. Software must use feedback, otherwise you'll end up with duds like Camera Control, 3D touc
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by bitpush 1y ago
Really? You think government officials are best positioned to come up with next ChatGPT feature, or what how to implement authentication in a webapp?
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by bitpush 1y ago
Ah, yes. Apple - the "standing up to the government" company Apple did the whole show with FBI because it was convenient for them. They bend the knee faster than anyone when things get a little uncomfortable.
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by bitpush 1y ago
You can look at comparables to see how that'll workout Arguably the most mainstream and well-known subscription company is Netflix. People all around the world know about it, most have subscriptions and yet it hasn't "taken o

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