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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by crtasm on Saturday December 13, 2025 @09:52AM (#46254914)
I thought I'd buy Cory Doctrow's Enshittification ebook direct from his website. Surprised to be redirected to Paypal with no other option.
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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by chihuahua on Saturday December 13, 2025 @11:53AM (#46255944)
Doctorow has enshittified himself.
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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by andrekandre on Saturday December 13, 2025 @08:59PM (#46260183)
in the end, enshitification comes for us all
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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by expedition32 on Sunday December 14, 2025 @10:18AM (#46263641)
You either die a hero or become big tech.
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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by orthoxerox on Saturday December 13, 2025 @01:29PM (#46256726)
I remember when Cory would let you download any of his books for free and even said you were allowed to email him and call him a sucker for doing this.
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Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A p... by GlacierFox on Sunday December 14, 2025 @05:18PM (#46267669)
He still does offer them for free as far as I know. Perhaps not his most recent ones.
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