13 sats \ 4 replies \ @PlebeiusG 21 Mar \ parent \ on: US Sues Apple For Illegal Monopoly Over Smartphones tech
Imagine if every tech product was designed to work ONLY with other devices from the same brand?
Have a computer from company XYZ? You can ONLY run software approved by that company's committee. Why? Because we said so. Are there technical limitations? No, we just want to make moneh!
Tech would suck. We'd still have black and white TVs! 🤭
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3 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bell_curve 21 Mar
The black and white television 📺 analogy is hyperbole
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @PlebeiusG 21 Mar
Indeed - I'm glad you caught that.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 22 Mar
Use a better metaphor
No need to distort or exaggerate
Distortion discredits
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @PlebeiusG 22 Mar
🥺
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