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modeless ◴[] No.36864935[source]
Yesterday, the sentiment on Google's early proposal was "company breakups start to make a lot of sense", "Go f yourself, Google", "It's maddening and saddening", "[the people involved] reputations are fully gone from this".

Today it turns out Apple not only proposed but implemented and shipped the actual feature last year. "It could be an interesting opportunity to reboot a few long-lost dreams". "I kind of get both sides here". "I guess I personally come down to leaving this turned on in Safari for now, and seeing what happens". Granted, the overall sentiment is still negative but the difference in tone is stark. The reality distortion field is alive and well, folks.

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1. bsder ◴[] No.36870632[source]
1) Not being an Apple user for exactly this kind of reason means I had no idea Apple had done this.

2) Apple users being willing to sell themselves down the drain is nothing new.

However, this is shit irrespective of who does it. Period.

Obligatory repost of "The Right to Read": https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html