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Inside: The antitrust case against Apple; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/22/reality-distortion-field/

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An early 20th century trustbusting cartoon from Punch depicting the Standard Oil company as a world-girding, fanged octopus, its tentacles gripping the US Capitol, a generic statehouse, the White House, and a cluster of screaming, tuxedoed politicians. The Apple 'Think Different' wordmark has been placed in the background above the octopus. The top of the octopus's head bears an original Apple '6-color' logo.
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    • dl2jml ,
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    @pluralistic The other elephant in the room is google. I'll consider changing back to Android when banking applications will be available on Fdroid and are installable on a rooted, de-googled Android phone. In the mean time, I prefer the overlord who does not tell their shareholders that they get 200$ a year from each of their vassals through ad sales.

    I agree it is a choice between pest and cholera.

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    @pluralistic Love it. :chefkiss: Now do Google, Amazon and, because they clearly didn't learn the first time, Microsoft.

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    The antitrust case against Apple: End of the line for Apple exceptionalism.

    https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/112139854458454540

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    An early 20th century trustbusting cartoon from Punch depicting the Standard Oil company as a world-girding, fanged octopus, its tentacles gripping the US Capitol, a generic statehouse, the White House, and a cluster of screaming, tuxedoed politicians. The Apple 'Think Different' wordmark has been placed in the background above the octopus. The top of the octopus's head bears an original Apple '6-color' logo.
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    Hey look at this

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    Turkey blocks Twitter in run-up to election https://www.itnews.com.au/news/turkey-cuts-off-twitter-access-ahead-of-local-elections-375764

    Irony not dead: Comcast claims it is Net Neutrality’s best friend https://consumerist.com/2014/03/20/not-a-joke-comcast-says-no-one-is-more-dedicated-to-net-neutrality-than-it-is/

    Microsoft has always reserved the right to read and disclose your Hotmail messages https://www.engadget.com/2014-03-20-microsoft-employee-arrest-hotmail-search.html

    How Medium designed its underlines https://medium.design/crafting-link-underlines-on-medium-7c03a9274f9

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    Two arrested for hiding cameras in motel rooms and charging for access to livestreams https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/20/asia/south-korea-hotel-spy-cam-intl/index.html

    Mass tech worker layoffs and the soft landing https://pluralistic.net/2023/03/21/tech-workers/#sharpen-your-blades-boys

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    Yesterday's threads: Why Millennials aren't leaving Tiktok; and more!

    https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/112135035463903930

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