Re:Apple Removes HKmap.live from the App Store
by Wowfunhappy on Thursday October 10, 2019 @04:42PM
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> You sure about that? I mean yeah, "we" as in at least you and I, but the general public...
...no, sadly I'm not sure. The point I wanted to make is that banning certain apps is no better than banning certain books.
I originally wanted to write something like "We wouldn't be okay if certain books were banned on certain brands of bookshelves", precisely for the reason you mention—but I decided the comparison would be too weird.
That said, I don't think it's a coincidence that every e-reader (as far as I'm aware?) allows sideloading, including the Kindle line, which Amazon sells at a loss. The optics of any company "banning books" would just be too poor. I wish the optics on "banning software" were equally poor.
...no, sadly I'm not sure. The point I wanted to make is that banning certain apps is no better than banning certain books.
I originally wanted to write something like "We wouldn't be okay if certain books were banned on certain brands of bookshelves", precisely for the reason you mention—but I decided the comparison would be too weird.
That said, I don't think it's a coincidence that every e-reader (as far as I'm aware?) allows sideloading, including the Kindle line, which Amazon sells at a loss. The optics of any company "banning books" would just be too poor. I wish the optics on "banning software" were equally poor.