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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by eviks on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:56AM (#37670715)
It's only funny in your trivialized dismissal that ignores the other 99% of users those hackers might care about

(also "pain" and "worth it" aren't contradictory)

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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by shuckles on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @02:51AM (#37671054)
Hackers do not care about 99% of users, as evidenced by the fact that Apple created the most popular and accessible consumer software in history, not hackers.

You make a reasonable point that the poster didn’t imply painfulness made the Altstore not worthwhile for them personally.

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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by eviks on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:00AM (#37671137)
What is your evidence that caring is enough to build the most popular global business?
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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by shuckles on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @03:19AM (#37671255)
iOS was popular far before it was a dominant global business. It was probably one of the most popular software projects of all time even in its first version.

iPod and iTunes Store were probably more popular than any project ever built by hackers. Why haven’t hackers, who care about 99% of users, ever been able to make software those users care to use? What private API stands between hackers and epiphany?

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