Re:Microsoft and Google collaborate to make PWAs better
by AnthonyMouse on Friday July 10, 2020 @07:44PM
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> Why should anyone trust Google, since they make virtually all of their revenue from ad tech, which means tracking users across the web, even when they don't want to be. Advertisers are Google's customers, not the users of their browsers or operating systems.
We don't need this whataboutism to evaluate Apple. You're making the argument for PureOS or Debian, not iOS.
> If we are to believe Apple cares about its users, then it makes perfect sense why they don't allow slower, less power efficient, less secure and less private web engines available on iOS.
No it doesn't. They could make a better browser and, if it was actually better in every way, nobody would have any reason to use anything else. The fact that people would given the choice implies that something about choosing differently makes them better off enough to switch from the default.
> Apple is making it clear that if you want a platform where there are no safeguards, then this isn't the platform for you.
Safeguards mean warning someone adequately when they're about to do something suspect. Outright prohibiting the user from making an informed choice isn't a safeguard, it's a cage.
> People have been saying this for many years and now they're valued at over $1.5 trillion
Exxon was at one point the most valuable company on the exchange as well. What does that tell you about the ethics of how they got there, or what their future prospects look like?
We don't need this whataboutism to evaluate Apple. You're making the argument for PureOS or Debian, not iOS.
> If we are to believe Apple cares about its users, then it makes perfect sense why they don't allow slower, less power efficient, less secure and less private web engines available on iOS.
No it doesn't. They could make a better browser and, if it was actually better in every way, nobody would have any reason to use anything else. The fact that people would given the choice implies that something about choosing differently makes them better off enough to switch from the default.
> Apple is making it clear that if you want a platform where there are no safeguards, then this isn't the platform for you.
Safeguards mean warning someone adequately when they're about to do something suspect. Outright prohibiting the user from making an informed choice isn't a safeguard, it's a cage.
> People have been saying this for many years and now they're valued at over $1.5 trillion
Exxon was at one point the most valuable company on the exchange as well. What does that tell you about the ethics of how they got there, or what their future prospects look like?