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Microslop, crApple, Scroogle (i know its from that lame MS commercial)

They are following what Apple is doing because its whats legal. Apple made their system closed and Google made theirs open. Both got sued multiple times in court and Apple kept winning because they were closed and Google kept losing because they were open. It doesnt take much to see what to do next. They will just copy the Apple model in Europe because its the the one most approved by world courts and governments.

If I remember right, Musk made a comment on this that was around "Once you get enough money, you stop seeing it as money and more like a high score."

A block of Skyrr butter in Iceland. Was told its a liquid. And double checked, yeah, it was considered a liquid

The Trump administration already had apps removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play. (ICETracker, Tiktok was until it was sold to hard MAGA supporters)

Also, there have been many studies showing how YouTube videos will push right-wing agenda videos to people.

These are the 2 major aspects for chidren, locked down app stores and YouTube, both which have shown a favortism for right-wing politics lately.

This doesn't include Tiktok's new MAGA owners, Discord's usage of age verifaction company Persona (which feds the info to the Trump administration) X(itter). Social media that force-feeds children right-wing propaganda.

He's signed a lot of EOs that weren't legal, but they take time to go through the courts and be disqualified. He just needs this one to last until arpund November's elections, so he doesnt care if its illegal or not, its just a delay tactic to help the Republicans during this election cycle.

So.... never read Apples privacy policy huh?

No, you tried making the false equivalence of claiming that if it cant be fixed for cheap, then it somehow isnt fixable at all.

So it's i can't get a car fixed for less than $100, I guess that means cars aren't fixable?

But everything states that it was snowballs that were thrown, not chunks of ice. Even the Sargent has said it was snowballs.

Upgrading isn't repairing, and I said you can repair these devices. My question is what CAN'T you repair, not what can be repaired (which is what I did answer).

And any good lawyer will point out that when you are entering area that is clearly understood of the actions happening within (in this case, the snowball fight was publicly announced, this wasn'ta sudden "cops here, lets just start it now"), you are accepting of the assumed risks. In the case of a snowball fight, it is safe to assume that ice can sometimes get inside of a snowball, so they assumed the risk of this happening when they entered the publicly announced snowball fight.

Now, if there were rocks or other non-snow related objects, then you could make the argument you are trying here, but its not what happened.

What part can't be repaired? Some parts may be soldered to the board, but the board can be fixed without Googles blessing.

And upgrades were never a part of the original comment, so what does that have to do with my comment?

You hope that foreign governments will somehow release us government non-public files?

Im curious, how do you think that will work? They don't have access to them anymore than you do.

We are talking about Android, not Apple.

Android phones can be user repaired and repaired by third parties without Googles permission.

Buy a used one then. Google won't see your money then.

Or wait a little longer. https://piunikaweb.com/2025/11/19/grapheneos-to-release-non-pixel-flagship-phone-in-q4-2026-or-in-2027/

In a revealing discussion with David Bombal, the GrapheneOS team confirmed they are actively working with a “top-tier Android OEM” to bring their hardened operating system to non-Google flagship devices.

You supposed to be drinking vodka with it. Helps with the flavor.

The other down side, 7 years of OS support before its EOL. Windows 10 gave at least 10, and then there is Linux.

Apple has the worst product life support/quickest forced obsolescence in the industry.

Assuming thats the same MacBook, its e-waste right now. Any Mac from 2017 isn't getting any updates anymore, OS or security. Maybe they could get Linux on it, but that's its only chance to get an up to date OS on it.

No, its to say that using Macs lower your socioeconomic status and abilities.

You don't need a therapist, she does. Sounds like she is suffering from EDD, aka Empathy Deficit Disorder. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-resilience/201004/are-you-suffering-from-empathy-deficit-disorder