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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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1704 points ardit33 | 3 comments | 13 Aug 20 19:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jamesblonde[dead post] ◴[14 Aug 20 07:06 UTC] No.24154724[source]▶
Hey HN mods! "spanhandler" is making a lot of cogent arguments in favor of Apple in this thread, like the voice of somebody with 20+ years in the industry. He also has a karma of 700+ after only opening the account 16 days ago. His entire comment history is to bash people arguing for open standards - see this thread, firefox threads, etc.

I cannot think of any motivation for any techie to create an account to spread propaganda (masquerading as informed opinion) unless that individual is getting something in return from Apple et al.

HN, "spanhandler" user is a symphtom of why HN has become a servant of power.

1. czzr ◴[14 Aug 20 07:14 UTC] No.24154786[source]▶
You want to shut down someone making, in your words, “cogent arguments”, because you disagree with their point of view and because other people seem to agree with them?
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2. jamesblonde ◴[14 Aug 20 07:24 UTC] No.24154862[source]▶
Cogent arguments is not the point. In school, we were trained to debate - take both sides of the argument. I could easily write more cogent points in favor of Apple.

The point is - what motivation would somebody have to create an account 16 days ago and post like crazy on everything anti open-source and with the aid of voting rings, get up to 700+ karma?

This was not done for some pseudonymous reason. He's being paid to write this propaganda, IMHO.

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3. czzr ◴[14 Aug 20 08:01 UTC] No.24155134[source]▶
It’s the internet - people invest time in all sorts of things, arguing their beliefs high among them.

I’ve now read the actual comments - frankly whether you agree with them or not they seem perfectly reasonable arguments to consider and I think the discussion is better if people wrestle with both sides of the debate.