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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by ch4s3 on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @02:10PM (#43402699)
Do people expect a computer company to love them individually?

> Apple uses its robust security infrastructure to prioritize media company DRM over users' interests

You mean they follow the law so that they don't get sued into the ground?

Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by sunshowers on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @02:12PM (#43402724)
> Do people expect a computer company to love them individually?

I expect corporations to be honest and sincere, and present the full argument for why they're doing what they're doing. I don't know if "people" in general expect this, but if they don't, then their expectations are too low.

I am quite sure there is no US law which says Apple must build out support for media company DRM. Linux doesn't support it and hasn't been declared illegal.

Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by ch4s3 on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @03:47PM (#43404122)
I personally expect them to sell me a product that does what it says on the box, and Apple does that for me.
Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by sunshowers on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @03:58PM (#43404267)
Well, my expectations are significantly higher than yours, and I believe I'm right to have them.
Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by op00to on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @07:37PM (#43406560)
Many people who believe they are right end up miserable and right.
Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by sunshowers on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @08:07PM (#43406791)
I would suggest dispensing with meta-level arguments and engaging on the object level.
Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by zimpenfish on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @02:55PM (#43403359)
> I expect corporations to be honest and sincere

Mate, have I got bad news for you regarding literally the entirety of human commerce.

Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by sunshowers on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @03:04PM (#43403507)
What kind of response is this? I'm aware that expectations don't often match reality. That is a reason to recommit to expectations, not to lower them.
Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by op00to on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @07:38PM (#43406569)
It’s a reason to readjust your expectations and change your actions so you don’t keep slamming your foot with the door.