This is how you know it's a cult. "If you want to read the Bible in the vulgate, why don't you become a Satanist? My faith requires that everyone who calls themself a Christian must worship as I do. Your choice to worship otherwise is an injury to me, even if I don't know you."
@pluralistic As someone who moderated "OS Battlefront" forums on Ars Technica 23 years ago I can confidently say there have always been cultists on both the Apple and non-Apple side (be it Microsoft, Linux, Android, whatever...) since the advent of the PC (happy 40th, Mac)
The most important thing when it comes to technology is if it works for you. Many people use Android because it works for them. Many people use Apple as well for the same reason.
As an Apple user, I am glad the EU has forced Apple into loosening its grip a tiny bit. I am also glad that Apple has always, since its inception, prioritized a strong link between its hardware and software as a way to maintain a very high standard of 3rd party software. It has serious some drawbacks the EU has now attempted to deal with, but I also believe it has indisputably worked and in the end both these facts will make the experience better for Apple users from here on.
@chris@pluralistic some of the cults I've seen in my lifetime:
Amstrad CPC vs Commodore 64 vs Spectrum
Amiga vs Atari
Amstrad PCW vs PC vs Macintosh
HP-UX vs SunOS vs AIX vs SGI
@chris@pluralistic the problem is owning the market place AND being a "competitor" in it. Exactly what Amazon is doing. That should not be allowed but here we are ¯_(ツ)_/¯
@pluralistic or we can start with the basic premise that purchasers of technology own it, and if you own something you have a high degree of self determination. People getting mired in debates about security and economics miss the point: if we don’t own our technology, we lose agency.
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