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Re:10 years since Google said to “hang tight” about Linux su... by dotancohen on Monday April 25, 2022 @02:11AM (#31151164)
Ha! Of course I would choose an example based on JSON, not sqlite, but the point still stands. Sqlite is one of my favorite file formats, it presents the data in an interface far easier to manipulate for a one-off CLI command than writing another Python script with open() and dozens of re.sub().
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Re:10 years since Google said to “hang tight” about Linux su... by GekkePrutser on Monday April 25, 2022 @04:15AM (#31151760)
JSON is also not very opaque. What's opaque is iOS with its locked down storage per app as you mentioned.

Some OS builders have been trying to push this model on the desktop but have not been very successful due to legacy. It only seems to be done with mobile apps running on the desktop (Windows with Android apps and macOS with iOS)

I also lament this model, I think we should always have full access to our devices. But there's a strong commercial push for lock-in and subscription models.

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