Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
by actuator on Sunday June 06, 2021 @05:37PM
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> Instead, they get to keep a reputation which is far better than the other megacorps'.
I think this is what having strong marketing gets you. You can see from the defence on HN/Twitter where most people would be fine with Apple having a control over all their devices and aren't afraid of the growing dominance of a single company.
Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
by Ericson2314 on Monday June 07, 2021 @10:47AM
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https://locusmag.com/2021/01/cory-doctorow-neofeudalism-and-... is a sad example where Cory only points out Apple nefariously undermining the guarantees, as opposed to shear technical failure not intended to appease anyone.
Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
by akiselev on Sunday June 06, 2021 @03:20PM
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> their paternalism shouldn't be called out
Totally off topic: that phrasing made my brain skip a beat. I've always seen "called out" used to convey confrontation, especially in a public manner like "He called out Apple on Twitter for their paternalism." Turns out a similarly common use is the more general "to bring attention to" in a positive way.
Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
by Ericson2314 on Monday June 07, 2021 @10:44AM
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No I just meant "should" and wrote the exact opposite! :(
If the responsibility is too impossible (and I'm fine saying that it is), then their paternalism shouldn't be called out and their reputation knocked down a rung or two. Instead, they get to keep a reputation which is far better than the other megacorps'.