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by wilsonnb 8y ago
Stallman is not a prophet and there are many valid arguments against his views.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
The best option would be to require the data be properly anonymized before being stored, used, or sold. That way the companies can still sell it for profit, the buyers can still gain useful insights from the data, and the users location is
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
It's just how a lot of people feel about the issue. I'm not sure why you would jump to concluding that it's a sustained campaign or some kind of reaction to guilt.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
Yeah that's a good point. Resolution matters as well. My 27" 1440p monitor gives me more than enough height even though it's 16:9. Perhaps the same would be true of a small 1440p screen. I've never had a laptop with a hi
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
It's not an unreasonable position to take. One of my favorite things about my iPads 4:3 screen is watching 4:3 content on it without black bars, so I get it.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I suppose that would count as an output mechanism then, wouldn't it? Perhaps it is impossible to build a computer without an output mechanism.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
A computer with no input mechanism or output mechanism would be secure. Just not very useful. I imagine any computer that approaches maximum security also approaches minimum utility. Presumably the author just thinks that Intel is a little
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
Its the super thin 12 inch MacBook they currently sell, which is just called "MacBook".
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
A few Chromebooks fit this description as well, at least they used to. My Samsung Chromebook from 2012 has an ARM processor, solid state storage, and no fans. It is pretty slow by today's standards though. I think several companies mak
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
16:9 doesn't offer enough vertical space compared to the horizontal space required. Basically, it's bad for small screens (like my 12 inch laptop) because you get almost no vertical space. Apple agrees with this and uses 16:10 on
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I prefer 4:3 for tablets, but I'm glad we can all agree that 16:9 was a mistake. Even 16:10 would have been better as a standard.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
You'd think that people would know that concepts like "good" and "evil" are complex and somewhat subjective. There are plenty of times when you can kill someone and not be considered "evil". At the very le
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
Well, you should have a problem with calling them evil based on a few actions that you consider evil without taking all of the other things the US has done into account. Doing one evil thing doesn't necessarily make someone evil. Doing
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
If you're going to say that the US has brought hell to Pakistan, you should at least back it up with some reasoning. What would Pakistan look like right now without the US killing those 4000 people? What would surrounding countries loo
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I'm familiar with fair use as it relates to a defense against copyright infringement. I don't see how that relates to the issue at hand. Can you link me to information on some of the supreme court cases you are talking about?
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I'd be willing to bet on that too. I think offering a license key to put MacOS on whatever hardware you want would be really popular. I'd probably buy one myself. That said, convenience is a good argument for why things like media
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
But on what principles would the legislation be based? You can't just declare something anti-consumer and call it a day. Apple charging more than other companies for their computers can be considered anti-consumer - should that be ille
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I understand that people are usually driven to build a hackintosh out of frustration with Apple's hardware offerings. That doesn't change the fact that it's against their licensing agreement. Anyone who wants to be able to se
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
If I purchase a car from Ford, then yes, they have no right to tell me how to drive it. If I lease a car from Ford, then they absolutely have a right to tell me how I can drive it. It's not my car - it's their car. Most car leases
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I'd like to hear that argument. My guess is that it has something to do with iTunes and music piracy but I'm not sure.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
So your stance is that companies have no legal right to decide how their software is used by those who license it? Their only option is to make such uses impossible? That seems like a strange stance to take. Why shouldn't companies hav
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I own several TV's but I end up watching a lot of TV and Movies on my iPad anyways. It's nice to pick it up and take with me to the bedroom, my desk, my dining room table, the bathroom, etc. Wherever I want to go, it follows. Also
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
It's right there in section 2B of the EULA that you're only permitted to install it on Apple computers. Why would they put that in there if they didn't care? https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs&#x2F
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
So because you think that Apple isn't listening to your needs, you can take the OS that they created and use it however you want to? I am honestly surprised at how many people in this thread don't seem to care about Apple's r
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
That's a pretty weak statement without any justification for why you think it's not wrong. I'd be interested in hearing what you have to say if you are interested in saying it.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
>Oh no what will the poor most valuable company in the world do if we violate their made-up rules? It's an existential crisis, isn't it? Just because Apple is the most valuable company in the world doesn't mean they should
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I don't consider that to be unethical. I am curious as to how you came to that conclusion.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
I guess that's where we disagree. I think it's quite reasonable for Apple and Microsoft to decide on what terms you can use their product. I do sympathize with people who's only option for starting out with iOS or MacOS devel
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
Yes it seems like most people tend to not care about this kind of thing and assume that as long as it's a large company getting the short end of the stick, whatever an individual person does is okay.
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by wilsonnb 8y ago
It depends on whether you think Apples EULA is valid or not. It's never been ruled on by a court as far as I know. The closest we got was the Psystar case which Apple won, so there is precedent that third parties can't install Mac

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