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by tosstossy 3174 days ago
You may have just discovered how prolific Apple fanboyism is on HN. If Google did this it'd be a much bigger deal on HN and people would be pointing out how this is why they use Apple products.

All smartphones are a privacy/security shit show, Apple is no exception.

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Eh, compared to the “shit show” I just witnessed in the supposed “dark UI” around the new control center toggles, I’m inclined to believe that both sides get their side of crap.
Conversely Hackernews, like many tech sites, also has a million people who have to whine their exaggerated complaints on every Apple article, like how every software suddenly ‘slurps’ their battery, how nothing is ‘snappy’ anymore and how Jobs is spinning in his grave about the latest UI ‘disaster’ and problem’gate’.

Today the walls in the hated ‘walled garden’ are not high enough.

The reality: these exceptions are made in a way that is exposed to external users which is much more transparent than most companies would be. It is stupid that Uber still has access if they don’t need it anymore. If you have to do a demo and it has to work before it is ready you have to make tough decisions.

If FB did this, people would be asking for Zuck's head on the chopping block.