People have no "control" over their own device if they have malware on it. The weirdo incoherent tech-chauvinism of "control" and "freedom" evidenced all over this thread is one of the most obnoxious trends on HN.
> People have no "control" over their own device if they have malware on it.
You are inadvertently reaching the true core of the question. The ones who have "control" over a device, are those who control the software running on it. Be it the bad guys (in the case of a malware-infested device), a giant corporation (in the case of a locked-down device), or yourself (when you can install and replace any software you want on the device).
> Do you like losing money?
what about us losing control over our own devices? do you like losing control over devices you paid for?
People have no "control" over their own device if they have malware on it. The weirdo incoherent tech-chauvinism of "control" and "freedom" evidenced all over this thread is one of the most obnoxious trends on HN.
> People have no "control" over their own device if they have malware on it.
You are inadvertently reaching the true core of the question. The ones who have "control" over a device, are those who control the software running on it. Be it the bad guys (in the case of a malware-infested device), a giant corporation (in the case of a locked-down device), or yourself (when you can install and replace any software you want on the device).
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Would you give your car keys to a company, in fear that a thief might steal it?
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Of course i care that i lose money.
I dont care that google loses money.
Yet you expect them to act in a way that would make them lose money?
I don't expect them to do so, but I will make them