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Cake day: Jun 28, 2023

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It doesn’t download from spotify. It only uses your playlist. It rips from yt.



Is it even possible for them to lobby a lawmaker at this stage of the bill?


I know they ritualistically make third party software and tech incompatible, but we do have recent cases in our favor.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/15/hp-printers-scanner-disabled-low-ink/be2b30fc-3b86-11ee-aefd-40c039a855ba_story.html#

HP had designed the scanning functionality to not operate if the printer didn’t have any ink.


What competitors? I genuinely don’t know of any other tech companies with exclusive ports.


Apple isn’t in charge of Right to Repair.


This is what I was thinking. Seems to be the simplest answer as well.


That sounds like a pleasant little dream you had. A good nap.

Honestly though I can’t even comprehend how that could ever happen. What events would have to take place? Teddy Roosevelt coming back from the dead?!


I believe this is genuine support of the bill from Apple. Between Right to Repair winning in Massachusetts and the EU demanding compliance, I think Apple decided to flip the script. They would want to continue the illusion of customer friendly tech.
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That’s unsustainable. Why do you think the mainstream platforms are selling out?



Holding onto all that data is pointless if you’re not selling it to someone.