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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by lynx97 on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @05:40PM (#43405478)
Can you please stop verbally spitting at me?

I am not an American. I just have a different opinion on some things then you. Ever tried some empathy?

Pragmatically speaking, I prefer YouTube Premium because I hate their inability to filter out scammy ads, and I still feel like supporting creators at least a bit. As a customer, its not always my call how much of my money goes to creators. Thats why I refuse to use Apple Music and/or Spotify. I spend my money on BandCamp, which I consider an appropriate compensation for other "sins" I might commit on the net.

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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by theturtletalks on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @06:05PM (#43405729)
How does people having the ability to activate alternative app stores on their phones affect you? Or have a Pebble with similar functionality to an Apple Watch? Just don’t activate the App Store or purchase a Pebble and stay in your walled garden.

We’re lucky our computers aren’t walled gardens because if Apple knew it would work this well with iOS, MacOS would be the same.

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Re:Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones by _carbyau_ on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @07:06PM (#43406276)
> Ever tried some empathy?

Well, yeah. That's why I want walled gardens to "have options" without enforcing that people must/must-not use those options.

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