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The fact that Apple is going to kill Epic Games' ability to notarize macOS apps does actually make their software unusable on Macs.
Nope. I personally run with this setting: https://it.nmu.edu/docs/allowing-third-party-applications-in... Amazingly it then lets me run all the open source I want that I download from the internet but am too lazy to build myself.
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Microsoft can fire game developers from Xbox.
Xbox isn't central to modern life like a smartphone is. Also, the game consoles use a razor/blades model, they're sold at a loss and make money through the sale of games. Smartphones are not sold at a loss.
The rights and legal limitations of Apple (regarding App Store) and Microsoft (regarding Xbox) are exactly the same no matter if iPhone or Xbox is considered "central to modern life" or not; and whether the hardware was sold at a loss. These aspects are simply not relevant for the antitrust case, they should not and would not change the decision.
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It's not comparable to locking your car, unless you're in the habit of re-writing your phone's operating system every few days.
Right now, if I was running some open source OS on an open source hardware, with random 3rd party unverified apps, etc. - I would have no confidence in myself to keep that thing secure. I agree that things like openssh can be more secure because there is a huge number of individuals and corporations using it, there are a lot of eyes on it. It is open source and secure. That's not the same as something as big as an iP…
I rather use my brain cycles for something else. This is compounded for people who have no interest in tech but rather just want to use them to perform certain tasks.
Are some of practices unfair sometimes to a small subset of companies/developers. Definitely yes, But what are the other options that have this level of privacy or trust worthiness with a similar ease of use/setup. I don't know of any.
It's more or less choosing the lesser evil.
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Myself. If not for IME, I could have a computer under my control, running software guaranteed to be free from the Trusting Trust attack, right now .
I respectfully disagree in my case. I don't consider myself a security expert at anything, especially at computers. This is probably 99.999% of the Apple customers. People like yourself can probably manage their own security, have a secure NAS, multiple firewalls, etc. Do you see it from the perspective of average Joe (or me)?
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Do you then agree with the decision to prevent installation of Fortnite or any other software from which Apple wants to extract more revenue? Because Apple has shown that they will use that mechanism to exert commercial control, not just to secure your data.
Apple is the curator of the product. They can do what they want. Maybe at some point I won't buy it. But totally agree they have every right to do this.
Is Chamberlain the curator of the garage door opener product, so they can determine what remotes can be used?
You may prefer a world where DRM and the DMCA can be leveraged beyond preventing copying to constrain consumer choice, but I consider that a poorer and less innovative world.
https://www.eff.org/wp/unintended-consequences-under-dmca/ar...
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Of course they should. But, market dominance means agreement to such terms are not 'fair'.
Yes, total market dominance with 10% market share.
It certainly can be argued that they have a dominant position in a particular narrow market, and the court will look at these arguments and determine whether they do or not.
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> That's definitely not true. You cannot run unsigned code on most video game consoles. And I'm pretty sure many people would be quite against this practice and believe this is an harmful monopolistic practice. The thing is though, no one had the balls and/or the cash to defends this like Epic does right now against Apple. Let's hope this will bring a more open future on video game consoles too.
Most people I've seen commenting on this Epic vs. Apple debate seem to think that it's okay on game consoles but not okay on iPhones, which is just preposterous. At least you're consistent. But what about e-readers, GPS devices, car entertainment systems, etc.? Should all Turing-complete computing devices be forced to provide a way for the owner to run unsigned code?
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Yes. In particular, I don't ever want to be in the position that PC users are stuck in, where they can be forced to install certain stores just to get access to the games they want to play. And I certainly don't want to be stuck in the position that Android users are in, where they have to worry about what store they're using, where the software comes from, and whether the app they're about to install is legitimate a…
> I don't ever want to be in the position that PC users are stuck in, where they can be forced to install certain stores just to get access to the games they want to play. You realize that the alternative... is no game, right? That's what Epic is showing to consumers... I'm pretty sure you answered yes here, now you do realize that you aren't forced to install certain stores, not installing them would only remove you…
Apple has the capacity to protect me from stores like origin, steam, epic, and everyone else who wants to install crap on my device. Microsoft doesn’t, so I’m forced to install that shit to get access to games on PC.
Folks saying they had no problem on Android, they just had to install a forked OS and a custom store are proving the point.
Epic is misreading the situation and trying to take advantage of Congress’s poor understanding of technology. I hope they capitulate just like Hey, but if they don’t want to, their shareholders should be paying a pretty penny for the mistake.
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He has expressed skepticism that "willing participation" in pedophilia harms children. And given a couple of bizarre quotes on bestiality (essentially, "if the animal initiates it then what's the problem?"). More recently, he was pushed out of MIT and the FSF last year for questioning whether one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims was truly a victim or not. He prefers Emacs over Vim. There are probably other examples, but…
> He prefers Emacs over Vim I wasn't expecting to laugh, haha. This is great, good stuff! ...But seriously why? How could such a thing be possible?! I would like to know his reasons.
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> It's very much arguable that it's necessary for modern life. Not even arguable. You need a smartphone running iOS or Android + a cellular plan to maintain an acceptable standard of life in America or most other countries today, and the costs of switching from one to the other in the middle of the cycle are prohibitive for most.
You really don't, unless your standard of an acceptable life is absurd. You can make a good argument for the internet being needed but you would be able to live a fantastic life with 'just' a laptop and a non-smart phone.