Apple News No Longer Supports RSS

Re:Apple News No Longer Supports RSS by culturestate on Friday December 27, 2019 @10:31PM (#21896881)

> ...WhatsApp isn't free. I have to spend hundreds of dollars upfront to buy a phone...

WhatsApp works reliably on a staggeringly broad list of devices. You can get a supported phone for, like, $20 and stick a $5-per-month prepaid SIM in it (many of these plans in low-income countries specifically come with WhatsApp allowances) and be connected.

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Re:Apple News No Longer Supports RSS by ulfw on Saturday December 28, 2019 @12:45AM (#21897372)

Yea that’s not free

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Re:Apple News No Longer Supports RSS by culturestate on Saturday December 28, 2019 @02:39AM (#21897693)

WhatsApp is as effectively free as it can be within the segment of the population that needs or wants it.

This is like arguing that free Wi-Fi isn't "free" because some people only use ethernet. If you don't already own a compatible device, you aren't their customer anyway.

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Re:Apple News No Longer Supports RSS by Fnoord on Saturday December 28, 2019 @02:44PM (#21901216)

Then, following your logic, no software is free as in beer because you always need a computer to run it, and computer hardware isn't free...

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