martimarkov

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by martimarkov 3y ago
Yeah well you are benefiting for Apple’s hardware and software so you need to pay. Can’t be a free-loaded just because you want to earn that extra bit of money while increasing the attack vector for the end user.
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Not really. It’s a condition. You can also choose the old rules.. you can also chose to not develop for iOS. There is no gun to your head if you don’t develop for iOS
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Not when you have signed a contract… come on this is law not Robin Hood…
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by martimarkov 3y ago
My worry in this case is not the government it’s the unsecured rooted Android devices will malware. When I want to have secure conversations I either do IRL or Signal on iOS devices.
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by martimarkov 3y ago
No it’s because I’m not sure if the messages I send to them can be easily harvested. Same goes for photos I have shared. Maybe it’s naked photos. Maybe they are photos which show me doing something considered illegal. Idk let’s say I’m spee
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by martimarkov 3y ago
It’s not a general purpose device, it’s a phone. The only reason why anyone is pushing for this is because their profits are affected and they do all sorts of mental gymnastics in order to justify it. If Apple tomorrow says 0% fees - 90% of
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by martimarkov 3y ago
But you knew exactly the contract you are getting into and still went ahead with it. Also Apple take around 15% from most developers. Also it’s not really about providing choice given that developers will flock to the lowest % store and it
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Not if every app decides to implement their own in app subscription in order to make it harder for me to cancel or dispute. And then move their app to not the App Store. Apple provides a common playground for every app. You need to provide
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by martimarkov 3y ago
A lot of ppl have ovens or calculators or cheap smart tvs doesn’t make them general computing devices.
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Being sued for different things - yeah you tend to get different results. And what is the definition of nasty here? It's very subjective. Apple doesn't own the mobile market and are below 50% control of it so they are not really a
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Hope it doesn't happen to Apple as I like and prefer that I can only buy stuff and most importantly have a single place to cancel all my subscriptions without dark patterns like having to talk to a person to cancel. I'll again mak
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by martimarkov 3y ago
It’s identical to a jailbreak which gets patched ASAP so not sure what is has to do with walled garden as much. I’ve played with the same idea of making an Android client but I would never build a product on that because I know the limitati
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by martimarkov 3y ago
The the OP should read what he is buying. I have a TV from 95 am I not allowed to watch Netflix? It runs on my phone. Yes the limitations are different but you know them beforehand you just go and say it’s unfair I can’t have everything jus
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by martimarkov 3y ago
The alternative is to leave to a for profit company. That company should not have that right. If the content is rendered in my browser I can manipulate the JS and HTML as much as like. If you don’t like that -> feel free to put protectio
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Yeah having privacy protections for everyone really hurts us… Someone releases something shiny so we should just allow them to harvest personal data and manipulate markets so we get access to it… not really a society I think most giants wan
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by martimarkov 3y ago
It seems some ppl were able to access it in 2019. Is there a way to still access it? I seemed to have completely missed this
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Fair enough I need to look more into it. Thanks for the info
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by martimarkov 3y ago
I actually don’t have a problem so much with this solution. It ensures that apps are still adhering to the same standards on privacy and security and that’s what I care about. One thing that is missing is the requirement for each app to use
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by martimarkov 3y ago
There was no App Store when the iPhone came out so not really a valid point
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Nope, my parents had 20 things installed on their Android devices because they clicked yes to something. I insist on the fact that you should respect the end user’s choice of platform and not try to change the platform to earn your 30% more
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Except usage of private APIs?
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by martimarkov 3y ago
So we should allow random app stores and browsers and magically keep the privacy? Yeah 100% the other stores will not allow for private APIs and circumvent privacy protections and anti-tracking mechanisms. I would 100% believe Facebook on t
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by martimarkov 3y ago
I have bought an iPhone and not your app. You have no relationship with me without me choosing iOS. That’s it. I’m your user and I want to get my apps from the App Store. Respect that decision. Don’t make me go outside the ecosystem I have
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by martimarkov 3y ago
You have freedom to chose the platform.
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Apart from just your statement this is the first time I hear about this. I mean there is trafficking everywhere but you statement makes it sound like it’s on a much grander scale. Care to provide more info?
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by martimarkov 3y ago
To me it's the fact that it just works and I use it as a smart phone and not as a General Purpose Computer. There is a lot of ecosystem stuff on iOS that are just missing from Android. Plus the skinning of each manufacturer is/was
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by martimarkov 3y ago
How is PrivacyPass related to iOS?
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by martimarkov 3y ago
It actually does!! I’m very happy to use web apps. As for legacy - pretty sure the markets, users and developers will disagree with you Plus my experience on Android has been terrible. BUT some ppl like it. I don’t go and shit on them and t
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Not really. I have been on HN for some time. I like the debates that happen here. This is probably one of the only topics I feel very strongly about. Again nobody has managed to challenge my point that if you want side loading there is anot
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by martimarkov 3y ago
Literally the new attack vector I described above. It’s one more thing to worry about.

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