Sensitive subjects.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/6745228

TLDR: Apple wants to keep china happy, Stewart was going after china in some way, Apple said don’t, Stewart walked, the show is dead.

Not surprising at all, but sad and shitty and definitely reduces my loyalty to the platform. Hosting Stewart seemed like a real power play from Apple, where conflict like this was inevitable, but they were basically saying, yes we know, but we believe in things and, as a big company with deep pockets that can therefore take risks, to prove it we’re hosting this show.

Changing their minds like this is worse than ever hosting the show in the first place as it shows they probably don’t know what they’re doing or believe in at all, like any big company, and just going for what seems cool, and undermining the very idea of a company like Apple running a streaming platform. I wonder if the Morning Show/Wars people are paying close attention.

  • DingoBilly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1062·
    1 year ago

    But I thought Apple was the good guy, looking out for us folk and doing privacy-focused things!

    What? That’s just marketing garbage? Nah, surely Apple wouldn’t just be a shitty company just like everyone else. Better buy some more overpriced products to support them!

    • steltek@lemm.eeEnglish
      252·
      1 year ago

      The privacy thing was always hiding the real truth. Apple will never be able to compete with Google on ads or tracking: they have neither the engineering chops nor the reach. By being “privacy first”, it saves Apple money and cuts off a little of Google’s revenue stream.

      The benefit to customers was a secondary effect.

      • Rentlar@lemmy.caEnglish
        131·
        1 year ago

        Apple’s stance is more effectively like “Let’s get to know each other in private, babe” than “privacy first”.

    • Globulart@lemmy.worldEnglish
      132·
      1 year ago

      Has anyone ever really believed that? It became very apparent very quickly that their MO was getting customers to buy only Apple products and then to replace them as often as they could get away with.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        97·
        1 year ago

        I dunno the state of stuff now, but my MacBook Pro is from 2011 and I still use it (with some upgrades)

        And my phone is five years old, on its original battery, and is still faster than most of my friends’ phones lawl

          • HughJanus@lemmy.mlEnglish
            81·
            1 year ago

            People hate on them because they are overpriced and they want complete control of your hardware and software.

            You cannot repair or upgrade anything and you cannot install software they have not approved.

            The experience takes a back seat to all of that. Never owned any Apple products and never will, unless the market or the EU puts sufficient pressure on them to cut out the bullshit.

          • Number1SummerJam@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            1 year ago

            If you work in audio, media, want to come across as fancy or want something with a dash of Linux functionality then a Mac is a good option. Otherwise, stick with a PC or a Linux compy.

          • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            58·
            1 year ago

            I hated them when I was a teen, but I suppose that was PowerBook era. I got older and realized that I only hated them because they couldn’t play games and were expensive.

            Bought my first MacBook (ironically for playing games on the go—PC laptops were shit back in 2007) and after an unfortunate soft drink accident had it replaced in 2011 (for free woooo!) That’s the one I’m still using today.

            I don’t use any Google products or services so my only choice is an iPhone, and I fucking love it. Each iPhone I’ve had lasted more than four years, while still running great. That’s more than I can say about my HTC Dream lawl, but that was first-Gen so I give it some leeway.

            Still a PC builder all the way, have four of them. But people shitting on Apple for their products’ longevity are silly. The cost is high (usually) but they’ve got some quality shit that lasts.