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Can’t you sideload applications like a hacker?

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Our computing landscape has deteriorated if installing an application/extension outside of a walled garden makes you a "hacker."

Modified30192y ago

I believe the comment was facetious.

illiac7862y ago

depends how high the walls are I guess. One other way to look at it is, if 99% of users cannot do it, then it's a hack =) aka users have becomed dumbed down by walled garden...

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throitallaway2y ago

Our computing landscape has deteriorated if installing an application/extension outside of a walled garden makes you a "hacker."

Modified30192y ago

I believe the comment was facetious.

illiac7862y ago

depends how high the walls are I guess. One other way to look at it is, if 99% of users cannot do it, then it's a hack =) aka users have becomed dumbed down by walled garden...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse