- cross-posted to:
- apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
Who would’ve thought? This isn’t going to fly with the EU.
Article 5.3 of the Digital Markets Act (DMA): “The gatekeeper shall not prevent business users from offering the same products or services to end users through third-party online intermediation services or through their own direct online sales channel at prices or conditions that are different from those offered through the online intermediation services of the gatekeeper.”
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I have a macbook and I’m quite happy, what am I doing wrong?
Honestly? Nothing. People just say this kind of thing because we like to tinker with our devices. If what you bought satisfies your needs and you don’t need more, that’s just ok. Android/windows/linux has a lot more conveniences for my use, so that’s what I go for, but not everyone is the same
That’s kind of my point. I don’t get the aggression people have for someone using different brand.
People identify the business decisions that Apple makes to be anti-consumer. They then feel frustration and anger for users of Apple products as support for their products only emboldens Apple to continue making anti-consumer decisions, such as the subject of this article.
Apple is a microcosm representation of the evils of capitalism for many people and they project their feelings about it - powerlessness, disgust, anger, etc. - onto users of Apple products. People associate support for iPhones which enjoys a 61% US market share as support for the boot of capitalism on our throats regardless of whether the Apple user doesn’t know, doesn’t care, or doesn’t agree.
Also Apple’s anti-consumer decisions usually transfer to other places (such as Android) aswell, because they have a lot of influence on the rest of the market.
Pretty much this. If other brands see the vitriol, then they might think “well, guess not being that way is a way to be competitive”.
If everyone sounds perfectly cool with that facet, then everyone else goes “sweet, the Apple way gives the vendor more control over the customer, and control over the customer is valued, if we think we can get away with it”
If it just remains Apple who did it i wouldn’t mind but there they are a bit of a product leader.
Off forging the way ahead for under consumer BS everywhere.
Agreed. This is what I was implying by citing their OS market share in mobile devices in the US and I could have clarified better.
So kind of moral consumerism thing?
If labeling it helps you to understand it, sure.
I just wanted to clarify if I understood the point correctly, labeling just shortens the answer.
I don’t know if you understand the point. I and other users have tried to help. If you have any more specific questions, just ask.
That’s why I summarized and asked if that’s the case. The hypothesis from the person I replied to, seemed to be that it’s due to people believing there is some moral obligation in consumer choice and it extending to apple making questionable, consumer unfriednly decision, therefore they can be mad and rude towards people buying apple products. I can get it.
Tribalism.
Sure, but tribalism with a brand is just beyond my understanding (hyperbole), - it’s so stupid.
Come back when you have a problem with your keyboard*, or your drive, or charging issue. Repairability is downright bad now.
I like OSX well enough.* I like the form factor of the MacBooks now that they have escape keys again. It’s been 9 years since they made a MacBook that was reasonably decent to work on from the inside though. Even swapping a broken screen out is* like 3 hours now.
I’v been using mac books over a decade so not sure when I need to come back here. I was unhappy with the usbc only mac book pro and considered switching but the m1 fixed issues i had, so I’m here again. Just imagine that there are people out there who don’t care to much about repair-ability.
There are 3 kind of people when talking about Apple: 1- fanatics who support Apple, 2-fanatics who hate Apple and think you cannot like it, 3- and finally those who just look at the product without thinking about the brand but what you can do with the product (if it suits your needs or not). It seems like you are that third kind of person.
You’re supporting manipulative evil business practices.
Don’t get people that upset by using microsoft or google products. It something about apple that makes people quite unhinged.
Uhh no. If you think that, you’re not paying attention at all. Most of the main feed of Lemmy is raging at Google right now and Microsoft is only catching a break because Bill Gates recently got together with ultra wealthy people writing a letter asking to be taxed.
Not the companies the users of their products.
We’ve been pushing people to lessen their reliance on Google for ages now. We’ve even been developing a replacement software store Suite called FUTO! The difference between Apple and Google though, is that Apple’s users continue on despite Apple being so very obviously evil. Google is at least being a creep about it.
https://youtu.be/CjOJJc1qzdY?si=xQw-qEnQ5HxDum4d
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Love that you yourself used a youtube link. I find it very interesting how judgmental people almost always put themselves outside the measures they apply to other people.
That’s where I find Louis Rossmann and his audience.
You are ok with people who repair macbooks but not with people who own macbooks, the plot thickens.