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PlainSimpleGarak

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PlainSimpleGarak ,

A whole $3.41 million per carrier? Boy, that will make them think twice.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

2015 - 2018 was great. I barely pirated anything. Netlifx, Hulu, HBO. Those three covered virtually all my viewing desires.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

It's only a bad thing when it's people I don't agree with.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Gottem.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

I pay for the family bundle for YT Music. The ad free YT is just a bonus.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Alternate headline: a quarter of UK parents are lazy and borderline absentee.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

ITT: dudes stroking their cocks with the thought of Linux numbers increasing.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

All shall tremble before the might of the obscure OS with their mighty percentage usage of...

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3.77%!

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Fucking lol. I love Lemmy. I've never seen such an obscure group of people speak in absolutes so consistently. Puts reddit to shame.

"I WILL DECIDE WHAT IS RIGHT OR WRONG"

"I WILL DECIDE WHAT IS GOOD OR EVIL"

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Ok, I'll play along for a bit.

The state murdering people is wrong.

Prove it is wrong. Use facts and data to prove capital punishment is wrong.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

I don't know who that is. Sorry.

Because you can't. Because it's completely subjective. You've got nothing. Just whiny emotions.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Won't you be my neighbor?

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Why would he pay people who are stupid enough to work for free? To that point, why would anyone work for free? It's not as if they're being forced to.

how can something be so courageous and yet so true (slrpnk.net)

Edit: Jesus Christ, people. If you buy a $150 Thinkpad made by slave labor instead of a $1,200 MacBook made by slave labor, you're still supporting a capitalist economy based on slave labor. We all do. We have no choice. The number of smug liberals in the comments saying "well I buy a cheap used laptop" or "well I buy coffee...

PlainSimpleGarak ,

While I accept your argument, you're either a juvenile, or an extremely weak willed person to buy a particular brand because your "friends" pressured you to be more like them.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Bean.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

I was not referring to you personally. I was generalizing. My comment was not rude. You simply perceived it as rude.

I would ask you to speak for yourself. You do not speak for all of society. Perhaps one isn't free from potentially being the recipient of attempted social pressure, but one is certainly free to ignore it. I've been doing it for most of my adult life. I do what I feel is logical. Not what others would have me do.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

This is an entirely subjective argument. I'll accept this as your opinion, and perhaps your personal experience, and leave it at that.

US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones (www.theverge.com)

The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consumers and developers at the expense of making users more reliant on its iPhones.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

But that's not illegal. Apple can't force competitors to be influenced by them. If Samsung, Google and the like choose to be sheep, that's on them. I don't use Apple products. They're not impacting my life.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

I should hope not. They have about 61% market share in the US. A large chunk to be sure, but hardly a monopoly. With plenty of Android OS manufacturers, there are plenty to choose from.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Agreed. I have no love for the company, but this is government overreach. If Apple users/developers have a problem with any of these items, they have the option to choose another platform.

Now, if Apple was literally the only game in town, I would probably feel differently.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

The Android OS is a competitor to iOS. Yes, Android is produced by several different manufacturers.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

That's silly. I own a Samsung phone. Checking email and the weather on it hardly "impacts" my life. Furthermore, you have the option to move to another platform if it bothers you that much. If people don't leave, that indicates their users are willing to tolerate these issues.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Influence and impact are not interchangeable. I would agree they have some influence (indirect) as they affect their competitors and I purchase products from their competitors. They don't impact (direct) me as I do not use any of their services or products. Apple and I do not have a direct relationship.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

I don't get this. What is the point? Why would anyone care where a billionaire is flying to and from? Just for kicks?

PlainSimpleGarak ,

Thanks I hate it.

PlainSimpleGarak ,

C-squad comin' up!

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