mhermher

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by mhermher 4y ago
This is what the entire ruling is about. They are not free to do so if they also sell with Google Play Services. It's the root of the entire issue is that the above requirement is in the agreements that Google has with manufacturer
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by mhermher 4y ago
This news is about Android.
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by mhermher 4y ago
It's hard to find value in something that you immediately uninstall.
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by mhermher 4y ago
Not even necessarily the "market" of consumers, but more specifically the market of manufacturers.
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by mhermher 4y ago
Why would a manufacturer sell both devices with ancient and current versions of Android at the same time? There is no reason to limit this behavior because no one would do it. This is entirely about smothering AOSP forks.
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by mhermher 4y ago
That's where window snapping comes into play. Maximize + Snapping is a much better system that "a hundred arbitrarily sized and arbitrarily overlapping windows". It's very much the opposite of finesse.
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by mhermher 5y ago
Why do you doubt it?
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by mhermher 5y ago
There is no need for influence, bribery, or espionage. It was simply the cheapest, most reliable source of energy. Russian gas "won" on the market. Regardless of what route Germany takes from here, it's almost certain they&#x
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by mhermher 5y ago
Http?
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by mhermher 5y ago
Where are the rules? You're all over this thread taking about RBIO and you haven't cited any rules. Not a single one. Where is it written? May I read a list of your rules?
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by mhermher 5y ago
Of course the US follows the rules, by definition. The "Rules Based International Order" is just a euphemism for "Post War US Hegemony". And the rules are "The US state department tells you what to do, and you do it
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by mhermher 5y ago
"rules-based international order" Where are these rules written, do you have a link?
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by mhermher 5y ago
ah! I always wondered about this distinction, but I guess it makes sense that it's due to people's fear over "nuclear".
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by mhermher 5y ago
They're just gonna increase developer license fees.
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by mhermher 5y ago
The fact that it occurs so often should suggest to you that autopilot itself makes people too comfortable and not pay attention.
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by mhermher 5y ago
I always wondered if a WINE for Play Services was possible.
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by mhermher 5y ago
No, it was snuck in with Java updates (or maybe Flash?). Unless you spotted the correct checked-by-default option.
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by mhermher 5y ago
Their IP
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by mhermher 5y ago
you can use military spending as a proxy.
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by mhermher 6y ago
Do you actually believe this? I have a hard time thinking that anyone believes "Apple has no such market position to abuse.". It's absurd.
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by mhermher 6y ago
ZeniMax competes against XBox Studios or whatever their internal video game studio is called.
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by mhermher 6y ago
The market has decided on Standard Oil! What's the problem?
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by mhermher 6y ago
We are all sentient, and many have had that realization. But how many have refused to act? No, we just mostly participate in that harm in order to survive.
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by mhermher 6y ago
Sidenote, I love the idea of the "post-pandemic age of austerity", as if it contrasts with the "pre-pandemic age of austerity".
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by mhermher 6y ago
In his intro speech of the Model 3, specifically talking about the FSD he was selling, he talked about something like "one day you could sleep while your car ...". I don't remember the exact quote, but it was something along
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by mhermher 6y ago
I mean, it clearly isn't. When is the last time you heard that in earnest and not as a joke?
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by mhermher 6y ago
Is the manufacturer gonna take the liability for those deaths?
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by mhermher 6y ago
Too bad. I guess they'll have to find some other way to make money outside of rent.
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by mhermher 6y ago
The obvious difference is that those game developers have the choice to be exclusive to the epic store, or steam, or neither or whatever. They are making the choice.
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by mhermher 6y ago
The Xbox allows side loading. Not sure about PS.

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