This quite some take. Me like.
Maybe there’s a within reason middle ground but at that point I would say that it’s more about expectations: “I was expecting this thing I bought to do task A, B, C and vacuum cleaning, but it didn’t, hence I won’t buy it anymore and look for a better one that does it”.
I would like to also add, on the ownership of things for the sake of flames, we rarely really own anything at least in the advertised sense… a phone, PC, etc nowadays loses internet connection long enough and it gets seriously crippled. It will still work but so many of the features won’t.
If we stop paying the “property rights/taxes”, “car’s matriculation”, etc we basically are forbidden to use those owned things.
So many things “we own” are a very weak link away to feel like we don’t or taken away at least temporarily.
That’s well said Amartinez.
It’s impossible that X product will meet expectation or satisfaction of everyone. For those unhappy? Send it back or, if too late, lesson learned— choose a competitor’s product next time. Fortunately there is a choice when it comes to smartphone platforms.
And aptly put regarding Ownership. We may own the metal plastic etc etc but ownership of (as I’ll put it) code/software is more along the lines of a lol limited partnership. There will be no ‘I own it so you must change that’ from Apple orGoogle or MS or anyone else.
Ultimately, they’re using an unserious argument to further a bigger agenda(some wittingly, many unwittingly). No one seriously thinks there’s a number of IPhone customers out there clamoring to sideload. No one believes sw must change because ‘I own it’. It’s comical.
Anyone who follows the equities market and big tech business news knows what’s happening. Business is a big time hard contact sport and no one’s a saint, Apple hits hard too. The privacy push-blocking data collection was a an offensive hard hit. It will take a while before we know the negative financial ramifications for a number of companies (I know of two that admitted their financials would take a hit). To hit back at Apple, the App Store(Services) is Apple’s massively growing solid gold soft spot (It’s also something that makes other big tech afraid … it probably should). That’s all this is. It’s a return punch to Apple’s softest spot using the legal and media (and internet) fist. It’s interesting to watch but bet the rent check the App Store will still be the App Store same time next year.