I'd argue that given their duopoly on mobile operating systems, the power to arbitrarily kick someone out is scary (regardless of how deserving Parler might be; I'm not even sure I've seen a screenshot of the site). I'd argue that this is evidence that the mobile OS and app store groups of both companies need to be split up, so that competition can come ... including strong competition for mobile app stores on each platform.
Again, Parler may deserve it, especially if their users used the socnet to organize their insurrection attempt. (Though I suspect many of them probably used odious #corpocentric sites like #Twitter or #Facebook, which are not being punished.)
Of course,it has other consequences, and honestly, if my phone was stolen, I'd want it to get a secure wipe. Search for "Brother Orange" in #DDG or #Google, and you'll see why.
#Android isn't the only one with such a misfeature. In organizations with #Apple #iOS devices, re-use after an employee leaves can be painful. Sometimes, after days or weeks of delay, Apple will inlock the devices for re-use, but sometimes, the org must buy a new phone.
@mangeurdenuage @geniusmusing I can remember using a #TRS-80 with 16K of RAM, Level II BASIC, and an attached expansion interface at school. Of course, a cassette tape recorder to save our programs. There was also a printer. I wanted one like it, but couldn't afford it.
The version with 4K of RAM, Level I BASIC, and no accessories (tape recorder, expansion interface, printer) was originally $499. I think the price dropped after #Radio_Shack and #Apple had established that there was a market for home microcomputers, but I wasn't even able to buy a Commodore 64 a few years later when they were as low as $99.
Is it true? I don't know, but there are a couple of links to said claim at the place I linked.
The new Mac OSX version ("Big Sur") is out and their servers are overloaded with update downloads. People are reporting that they cannot open programs and do their work.
I don't know where I found this link, but it's important news: #Apple's main #CUPS repository (on #GitHub) has very few commits since the main dev left late last year. There's a new CUPS fork at OpenPrinting.org
It turns out that the reason free, open source messengers suck on iOS is that #Apple force-closes background applications unless you pay them for the privilege - which is why proprietary applications like WhatsApp, Discord and Facebook Messenger work just fine.
This means small and free actors are banned from participating.
Their comment is important enough that everyone should be exposed to it: 'And yes, Apple is all about "nobody violates our users' privacy except us!" '
Well, Tim, are you ready to concede that patents are currently doing more harm than good? I'm sure the anti-patent and patent-reform camps would be glad to have your company helping promote their causes.
> ocho instancias GNU Social con un total de 528 usuarios. > insisto. Lo importante son los usuarios activos. Por vuestras palabras deduzco que nunca habéis formado parte de una minoría menospreciada por una mayoría. Lo importante es usar lo que use todo el mundo.
> Estar en gnusocial al día de hoy es no querer hablar con otra gente. No aceptar el fediverso. Querer ser #apple #microsoft por fetichismo y pataleta
¿Seguro? ¿así érais cuando estábais en !gnusocial ?
Ni que ni os planteéis que puede haber otras personas con otras visiones e inquietudes.
Ni que la diversidad siempre es deseable y es lo que nos hace avanzar. Y que es algo a respetar...
> Si, y los que no somos tecnologicamente avanzados alli nos sentiamos entre la espada y la pared a menudo.
Pero eso no es la red, son las personas, ¿y si esas personas se van a otra red dejan de ser malas?