Apple's most valuable intangible asset isn't its patents or copyrights - it's an army of people who believe that using products from a $2.89 trillion multinational makes them members of an oppressed r (media.kbin.run)

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/12/youre-holding-it-wrong/#if-dishwashers-were-iphones

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[-] tasket@infosec.exchange 1 points 2 years ago

@pluralistic@mamot.fr I would love to see your analysis about Apple refusing to put SD storage slots on their products, and then switching iOS Photo's default mode to store images as (much larger) movies... thus forcing many users at inopportune times to use iCloud (before E2E encryption was a feature).

BTW, I use an older iPhone and #iOS constantly nags that its not fully setup because I don't have #iCloud linked to it.

#Apple #darkpatterns #dataheist

[-] stupidjim@mastodon.social 1 points 2 years ago

@pluralistic@mamot.fr You just explained it straight forward and exactly to the point. Well said my man.

[-] Sumocat@mastodon.world 1 points 2 years ago

@pluralistic@mamot.fr IMO, if you’re in the Apple cult, you should be invested in Apple the company. Nearly 40% of Apple shareholders are non-insider individuals. A share of AAPL is currently valued at less than $200, less than a new iPhone. If you haven’t already joined us, save your cash back on Apple Card purchases, invest it in Apple stock, and merge your interests.

[-] lyonsinbeta@mastodon.social 1 points 2 years ago

@pluralistic@mamot.fr I love your writing but I struggle with the full spelled out URLs in between paragraphs. It makes the screen reader experience awful. :-( Any particular reason you do links this way and not as hypertext or footnotes?

[-] pluralistic@mamot.fr 1 points 2 years ago

@lyonsinbeta@mastodon.social Three reasons:

To make the text copy-pasteable without losing the links, even if the clipboard fails to pick up metadata; and
To offer readers whose apps or clients rewrite URLs with analytics loops (e.g. Twitter's t.co) - the URLs can be copied and pasted into your location bar; and
To expose the semantics of the URL so that readers have an idea of where they're going before they click.

[-] lyonsinbeta@mastodon.social 1 points 2 years ago

@pluralistic@mamot.fr maybe foot notes? 🙏

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