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0 pointssunshowers1y ago0 comments

The point is that Apple does not actually care about you on the basis of principles. It only cares about you to the extent that it serves its own financial interests.

This is important because Apple could one day decide that caring about you no longer serves its interests. This has already happened with user experience, where even the Settings app now has built-in ads pushing Apple's services. It has also happened with security, where Apple uses its robust security infrastructure to prioritize media company DRM over users' interests.

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ch4s31y ago

Do people expect a computer company to love them individually?

> Apple uses its robust security infrastructure to prioritize media company DRM over users' interests

You mean they follow the law so that they don't get sued into the ground?

sunshowersOP1y ago

> Do people expect a computer company to love them individually?

I expect corporations to be honest and sincere, and present the full argument for why they're doing what they're doing. I don't know if "people" in general expect this, but if they don't, then their expectations are too low.

I am quite sure there is no US law which says Apple must build out support for media company DRM. Linux doesn't support it and hasn't been declared illegal.

ch4s31y ago

I personally expect them to sell me a product that does what it says on the box, and Apple does that for me.

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zimpenfish1y ago

> I expect corporations to be honest and sincere

Mate, have I got bad news for you regarding literally the entirety of human commerce.

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op00to1y ago

I’m a grown adult who can make my own decisions. If my phone no longer meets my needs, I’ll get a different one, or not use one at all.

sunshowersOP1y ago

I also care about other people, those who might not have the "choice" to do so. (I don't believe "choice" is a coherent concept in the first place.)

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ch4s31y ago

Do people expect a computer company to love them individually?

> Apple uses its robust security infrastructure to prioritize media company DRM over users' interests

You mean they follow the law so that they don't get sued into the ground?

sunshowersOP1y ago

> Do people expect a computer company to love them individually?

I am quite sure there is no US law which says Apple must build out support for media company DRM. Linux doesn't support it and hasn't been declared illegal.

ch4s31y ago

I personally expect them to sell me a product that does what it says on the box, and Apple does that for me.

1 more reply

zimpenfish1y ago

> I expect corporations to be honest and sincere

Mate, have I got bad news for you regarding literally the entirety of human commerce.

1 more reply

op00to1y ago

I’m a grown adult who can make my own decisions. If my phone no longer meets my needs, I’ll get a different one, or not use one at all.

sunshowersOP1y ago

I also care about other people, those who might not have the "choice" to do so. (I don't believe "choice" is a coherent concept in the first place.)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse