As someone who in an earlier era self-described as an unapologetic Apple fanboy, I’m surprised by how quickly and comprehensively they have flushed all that good will away. I was already critical of their increasingly visionless product strategy. And I had already tired of the repetitive, self-absorbed marketing. But, to see them capitulate to a fascist party on several symbolic points is too much. If they’re willing to fold on trivia like the Gulf of Mexico (in Maps), and fold on problematic platforms like Musk’s Twitter, then I have to assume every claim they make, (like their commitment to privacy) is equally hollow. JFC, I hate Apple so much.
I hear you. Its painful to behold and feels like the end of en era. I think my old glasses tinted everything rose.
It was easy to figure out that their marketing around privacy was complete bullshit. If you read their privacy policy (the current one or say one from ~10 years ago), it’s pretty clear they give themselves the right to collect everything and do whatever they feel like with your data. Sure, it’s all couched in comforting sounding language, but that’s just a ruse.
They also state your sensitive data “can not be read by Apple”… That’s the kind of legalese that implies the surveillance state (anyone they grant access) can absolutely read your sensitive data.
@WhatAmLemmy @Alphane_Moon it’s a searchable and well-known fact that about 10,000 times the government of the Netherlands asked Apple to handover the keys of a specific iCloud account. It’s also searchable in the database of the Dutch government in about 6600 cases per year(!) Apple does hand over these keys. In about 3000 cases Apple refuses to do so.
I got my first iPhone in 2009. A 3GS. Since then I’ve had a 4S, 5, 6, XR, and 13 mini.
Two weeks ago I took delivery of a Google Pixel 9, onto which I immediately put de-Googled GrapheneOS.
16 years of iPhones, 18 years of Macs. My primary Mac is a 15" M2 Air, which, as soon as Apple drop macOS support for, will be getting Asahi and that’ll be that. Apple are probably the least surprising, but certainly the most disappointing to me.
I just can’t deal with big corps any more. They’re all shithouse. All of them. Bit by bit I’m learning how to self host a bunch of tools that until now I’ve been paying for.
they have flushed all that good will away.
macs have always sucked, I have been forced to use them at work since '19 and the 2022 model they just gave me is the worst yet. the enter button is too fucking thin
Macs are the only reason I still use Apple stuff. My M2 Air is a legitimate beast of a laptop which, 18 months on still has an all day battery.
When they lock down macOS as much as they have ios, that’s when I’m putting Linux on it.
A too thin enter button makes it „the worst“? I would love to have your problems in life.
Macs have been amazing since Apple kicked Jony Ive out.
this is on top of everything they’ve fucking done ever. From the ipod’s “Dump all your files, we’ll tag, them, don’t worry about where they go” to the shitty way they manage tabbing between windows.
it’s shit all the way down.
“it just works” my fucking ass.
Apple Endorses Nazis
FTFY
I’m eating crow on this one. It’s time for Tim Apple to retire.
Boooooo
Did they lose the lawsuit?
I can see why they were not before with the lack of an appropriate level of nazis content to befit apple devices. Im stating to think they will go the way of tesla. Would be funny if iphones and apple laptops became a redneck thing and city folks were putting lables on their laptops saying they bought them before.
