Anti-trust problems can't be solved by individual consumer choices.
Quit whining about Apple and just stop using them
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Re: Quit whining about Apple and just stop using them
#12"Whining" is an overly prejudicial word choice for this title. These are legitimate issues people have with what Apple is doing, not mere whining. This echoes the "if you don't like it so much then just leave instead of speaking up" dismissal that is so commonly used as a lampshade for suppressing dissent. Not sure if that's the intent here but that's what it comes off as. And this point from the article needs to be…
Agreed. I feel as though it's akin to saying "if you don't like America, leave!" Voiced legitimate concern can bring positive change.
Re: Quit whining about Apple and just stop using them
#13Not all can freely choose platforms. Clearly a fully free one would be ideal, but unless you do web development, who has that kind of luxury?
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#14No, I'll do both.
And that's great if you just want to vent. Just don't expect change.
Re: Quit whining about Apple and just stop using them
#15"Whining" is an overly prejudicial word choice for this title. These are legitimate issues people have with what Apple is doing, not mere whining. This echoes the "if you don't like it so much then just leave instead of speaking up" dismissal that is so commonly used as a lampshade for suppressing dissent. Not sure if that's the intent here but that's what it comes off as. And this point from the article needs to be…
I agree. I also hate the sentiment "vote with your wallet". By all means, send them a message by not buying their products, that surely will do something. However, it's also important to give feedback in written form either directly or by publishing editorials.
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#16> The solution is obvious. Stop making apps for iOS. Sure, you’re going to take a huge hit without access to those consumers
The solution is obvious. Sabotage your own business. Sure, you're going to go out of business without any customers.
Re: Quit whining about Apple and just stop using them
#17Or root, mod, buy on secondary markets and avoid updates, can't expect them to not piss the pool if you let em…
Re: Quit whining about Apple and just stop using them
#18"I know that the devices are pretty and feel nice and maybe your friends all have one and you want to signal that you’re one of the crowd, but it’s not worth it."
That's quite an over simplification of the appeal of an iPhone and comes off as him whining about whiners. I'd like to switch back to a flip phone from a privacy perspective, but there's a few conveniences that would be hard to go without. I refuse to buy any more Android phones as I've only had issue after issue with software and hardware, and Apple seems like the lesser of two evils.
It feels like we're stuck in an American political party system where our only reasonable options are to choose between two companies that only have their own best interests in mind.
Re: Quit whining about Apple and just stop using them
#19If you don’t like how Apple does business, stop using their products.
If you don’t like how Google does business, stop using their products.
If you don’t like how either one does business, stop using technology all together.
I am being facetious, but mainly to illustrate the point that we now have a series of entrenched monopolies in the tech world so “stop using X” isn’t a realistic solution.
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