doobeeus

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by doobeeus 7mo ago
Shuffling through my 70's here. It's still mind blowing to be able to build stuff that would take orders of magnitude more time and effort otherwise but today's AI is still an idiot savant though the ratio of savant to idiot
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by doobeeus 5y ago
Google's point about iMessage is that Apple shouldn't be promoting and profiting from kids bullying each-other. The article's author has a brand he's selling as someone on the Android beat who's willing to poke Goog
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by doobeeus 5y ago
Apple does not actually "take a hard stance on all apps to make sure they're not abusing privileges" though they say that they do in their advertising.
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by doobeeus 5y ago
Given how Apple allows side-loading on Mac and obviously the 2 other dominant consumer platforms (Android & Windows) do as well with no significant consequences, it's pretty disingenuous for Apple to engage in these privacy/se
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by doobeeus 5y ago
Well said. What if Apple's popup said "personalization" instead of "tracking"? Advertising works well for most of us, most of the time. Ironically, Apple is spending significant sums on advertising that touts how th
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by doobeeus 5y ago
My concern is for people who take Apple's marketing (what's really in Apple's DNA) at face value, not Google or especially Facebook.
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by doobeeus 5y ago
I agree Apple has the right to run the lawful aspects of their business as they see fit but I'm a little concerned about those that think Apple has their back with this privacy scam.
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by doobeeus 5y ago
I'm wondering if Apple tried selling it's current line of smartwatches a decade from now whether they would be competitive or just retro.
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by doobeeus 5y ago
Follow the money - Apple's "privacy" initiative is just about Apple ensuring that every dollar spent in an iOS device sends 30 cents to Apple. That isn't the case with ads not served by Apple. So Apple is making themselv