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smileyhead , to technology in Streaming Has Reached Its Sad, Predictable Fate | What should I watch? is now a much easier question than How do I watch it?

That’s why I ask myself “What do I want to watch?” and shop for physical option day or two before. When watching a movie once a two-three weeks like me it’s cheaper and I can keep it.

(Now someone suggest just pirating, but I don’t pirate movies that promises to be good)

smileyhead , to asklemmy in Should there be a UK Minister for Men?

There should be minister for equality. Dividing is making more conflicts.

smileyhead , (edited ) to technology in Windows 11 and local accounts

We must save ourselfs and resist using those things.

smileyhead , (edited ) to android in EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power - The Guardian

The innovation: So, we hasn’t implemented any of the features our rival has for 5 years, but take this one that makes you harder to switch.

smileyhead , to technology in Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off

Because what would be the practical difference between this “website” and Android app if Android base was available on others systems?

Both are dependent on specific runtime, both are API based, with special way to do persistant storage (usually not for user to view), both have restrictive permission system, both isolate apps from each other… The only difference is Chrome does not have centralized app store and still has compatibility with regular websites.

smileyhead , to technology in Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

Avoid webapps ported to desktop, noted.

smileyhead , to technology in Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

Plot twist: Bitwarden on desktop is Chromium browser based.

Still can be used in FF as plugin.

smileyhead , to technology in Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

Please don’t confuse Internet with WWW, it’s making discussion like this even harder, thanks.

smileyhead , to technology in Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome

There is an issue with monoculture of rendering engines. Developers assume every browser have the same things implemented and start to build around this assumption. Also Google can dictate how the web looks like.

smileyhead , to technology in Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off

You can use Chromium for that. Also it’s not a website then.

smileyhead , to technology in In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google - The New York Times

Microsoft is less subtle about it. But nowadays Google is bigger deal, on PCs at least you can change operating system and there are plenty of options to go without Microsoft, for every of their services there is alternative with relatively low switching cost.

Now is there a phone manufacturer not preinstalling Google apps with system privilages… Apple? That’s it. But Apple is same problem. There are some resellers flashing different flavours of Android, but no top-down product. In my country there are now cashier-less shops you can’t go into without their app from Google Play, banks are making it harder to log it, police is starting to first ask for app ID then for plastic one.

smileyhead , to memes in Our Computer

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    smileyhead , to linux in It either runs on Linux or refund

    True. But small developers should support community owned things, as they are on their side. It’s not profitable in spreadsheet, but healthy for whole ecosystem.

    Remember Windows creators are the ones having a dream for everything being on XBox and Microsoft Store.

    smileyhead , to linux in It either runs on Linux or refund

    Market share and earnings are not everything. We understand why game developers could not want to port their stuff, but the point is not to blame operating system that has nothing to do with it and focus trying to convience developers to support user-friendly systems at least out of principle even if it is not the most revenue generating decition.

    smileyhead , to technology in “We’re not ‘gatekeepers,’” Apple and Microsoft tell European Union

    Actually RCS is not great example. Pretty bad “standard” with only one, Google implementation.

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