alex [they, il] to [email protected]English • 18 days agoHow can we return to techno-optimism?loveofallwisdom.comexternal-linkmessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down114
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•18 days agoAnd more than a couple operating systems. We get a lot of horrifyingly bad compatibility issues from Apple, and to a lesser degree, Google.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•18 days agoUnfortunately some things will IMO always remain a natural monopoly. For example good luck trying to convince developers to write their apps for all those different operating systems.
minus-square@WhyJiffielinkEnglish8•18 days agoThey could still be compatible, though. it’s possible even today, to some degree
minus-square@timbuck2themoonlinkEnglish2•18 days agoYeah, Java slogan was code once, run everywhere for a reason.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•17 days agoMost of those apps could be replaced by a website that will work anywhere. But a website can’t spy on you as easily… so they push apps instead.
And more than a couple operating systems. We get a lot of horrifyingly bad compatibility issues from Apple, and to a lesser degree, Google.
Unfortunately some things will IMO always remain a natural monopoly. For example good luck trying to convince developers to write their apps for all those different operating systems.
They could still be compatible, though. it’s possible even today, to some degree
Yeah, Java slogan was code once, run everywhere for a reason.
Doesn’t have to be that way
Most of those apps could be replaced by a website that will work anywhere. But a website can’t spy on you as easily… so they push apps instead.