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Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by Liquix »

catach wrote: post #14
denkmoon wrote: post #6

One of us. Welcome to your new google-lite life (for nobody can truly escape Big G). Things are better here.

Only those who go full Stallman can avoid Youtube.

To cut down on tracking, ads, recommendations, etc while retaining access to the full YT library, check out the Invidious [0], NewPipe [1], and FreeTube [2] frontends.

PeerTube and LBRY are perfectly usable YT replacements - there's just the chicken and egg problem of getting either viewers or creators to switch en masse first.

[0] https://yewtu.be [1] https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/org.polymorphicshad... [2] https://freetubeapp.io/

Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by tobinfekkes »

gleenn wrote: post #28
gundamdoubleO wrote: post #10

I'm always reminded of Gabe Newell's quote on piracy[1]: >Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem And by in large I still agree with it. For me I've only ever turned to piracy when the legitimate service has become a complete mess of red tape and user frustration. [1] https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valves-gabe-newell-says-pir...

Honest question, what's the difference between a pricing and service problem?

Basically, that people aren't nudged to pirate content because they don't want to pay or the price is too high, but rather because the quality of service for trying to be legitimate is so poor.

Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by ksec »

This story is half DRM, Steaming / Ownership issues and half Google / Android issues.

But to point out something not mentioned and likely come up with in the comments, why not Apple iPad?

And there is a reason why Apple is financially doing insanely great. Where are the competition? All the alternatives are so good damn appalling, to quote Steve Jobs, ( Cant find the Clip ) "Makes me embarrassed as a human being".

Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by choeger »

I said it before, but I'll repeat myself: For digital possessions, we need a clearing house. Everyone offering music, videos, etc. for sale or long-term rent, needs to register a digital copy in a standardized format with said clearing house. Every sale has to be registered there as well. Whenever the seller disables DRM or does locks out the buyer in any other way (not supporting new or old devices, closing down accounts, whatever), the clearinghouse will handout a copy to the buyer. The usage of the clearing house will be mandated by law.

Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by rkho »

I bought a copy of Count Zero on the Kindle Store.

Halfway through reading, it refuses to open on my Kindle. Deleting the book and re-downloading it results in the same thing. I update the software, still nothing. No amount of time spent troubleshooting suggestions from Amazon, Reddit, etc. change a thing about the situation. There is literally no way to open the book that I legally paid for on my Kindle hardware that I legally paid for.

Maybe I can buy another Kindle and cross my fingers that the bug doesn't show up there, but this Kindle isn't even old. I bought it in 2019 and the battery life is still excellent.

Guess what I did after that with Count Zero and every other book I ever bought on the Kindle Store just in case?

Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by LAC-Tech »

I still pirate movies - despite being able to afford them now - just because the experience is so much more pleasant. There's a file, you can open a file with the media player. Simple. No crapware, no phoning home to the internet.

Feel zero guilt about it.

Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by amadvance »

gleenn wrote: post #28
gundamdoubleO wrote: post #10

I'm always reminded of Gabe Newell's quote on piracy[1]: >Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem And by in large I still agree with it. For me I've only ever turned to piracy when the legitimate service has become a complete mess of red tape and user frustration. [1] https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valves-gabe-newell-says-pir...

Honest question, what's the difference between a pricing and service problem?

People pirates because it's the simplest way to obtain what they want, and not because it's the cheapest.

Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by f1refly »

gleenn wrote: post #28
gundamdoubleO wrote: post #10

I'm always reminded of Gabe Newell's quote on piracy[1]: >Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem And by in large I still agree with it. For me I've only ever turned to piracy when the legitimate service has become a complete mess of red tape and user frustration. [1] https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valves-gabe-newell-says-pir...

Honest question, what's the difference between a pricing and service problem?

A service problem is when the media mafia refuses to sell me files that I can keep. I'd like to open some website and pay 15 bucks for a movie (the same as I'd buy for a recent bluray in a store) where I'm then allowed to just download a .mkv that I can throw on my nas. Major streaming sites refuse to serve me content with resolution higher that 480p (I think?) because my computer obeys me and not them. Sure looks great on the big screen in my living room.

Re: I'm done with Google

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Post by manholio »

gleenn wrote: post #28
gundamdoubleO wrote: post #10

I'm always reminded of Gabe Newell's quote on piracy[1]: >Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem And by in large I still agree with it. For me I've only ever turned to piracy when the legitimate service has become a complete mess of red tape and user frustration. [1] https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valves-gabe-newell-says-pir...

Honest question, what's the difference between a pricing and service problem?

For many people the "free" price of piracy still will not justify the hassle of finding torrent sites, going through fake releases and warez. They would just pay some number of dollars if that process is frictionless and gets them what they want.

But when paying for it and maintaining access for what you paid becomes more complex than pirating, then you have a service problem that can't be solved by pricing.

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