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Re:Apple partly halts Beeper's iMessage app again, suggestin... by dkjaudyeqooe on Thursday December 14, 2023 @08:55PM (#38650202)
> It seems a bit entitled behaviour

What's entitled behavior is big tech thinking it can dictate how and where we use technology and services. Why should we be roped into serving Apple's interests and ignoring own own? Beeper can pursue their own interests while benefiting users, that's hardly a negative.

I'm sure if Ford dictated how and where you drove your car you'd be outraged, but we should kowtow to the likes of Apple?

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Re:Apple partly halts Beeper's iMessage app again, suggestin... by DeIlliad on Thursday December 14, 2023 @09:21PM (#38650413)
> I'm sure if Ford dictated how and where you drove your car you'd be outraged, but we should kowtow to the likes of Apple?

I just wouldn't buy a Ford.

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Re:Apple partly halts Beeper's iMessage app again, suggestin... by rezonant on Thursday December 14, 2023 @11:14PM (#38650922)
What if Ford made it so that their vehicles drive worse when non-Ford vehicles were on the road, and then when confronted about it told all of their customers that they should convince their neighbors to buy a Ford to solve the problem?
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Re:Apple partly halts Beeper's iMessage app again, suggestin... by nneonneo on Thursday December 14, 2023 @11:52PM (#38651115)
> What if Ford made it so that their vehicles drive worse

Then you really wouldn't buy a Ford. Problem solved?

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