Gregory's Server@samhenrigold I just don't understand how forcing users to have no choice is seen as a victory for consumers. I appreciate the desire to keep Google from having a monopoly, I'm not against that, but Apple using privacy as a whitewash to extract rent from apps feels very very dubious indeed. It's just so convenient that they make a TON of money with that approach.
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 @samhenrigold I'm trying to see your point. Phrases like "privacy nightmare of Chromium" makes that hard. Why? I have ZERO issue with you being critical of Chrome. I don't agree with you but I respect your opinion on that. Chromium I don't really care about, it's Blink hatred i don't understand. This whole fight is about using Blink yet you're tar and feathering Blink for the perceived sins of Chrome. Are you saying *any* browser based on Blink is a privacy nightmare? I just can't see that @samhenrigold @scottjenson I agree with you that the chrome pseudo-monopoly is awful, but the way to fix it isn’t to not regulate Apple, it’s to regulate both of them. |
@scottjenson I’m setting aside the app store stuff and focusing on the browser engine. I will grant apple that this specific anti-competitive behavior is the only thing that has been a net positive to users. The privacy nightmare of Chromium is a very real threat that few “normal” people are privy to and Apple’s fire door is unequivocally a positive.