there are technically alternative marketplaces on iOS in the EU, but they do the exact thing google is now copying off apple: apple still has to give the green light. apple “notarizes” every app, even if it goes through a third party app store. this changes the app irreversibly, and ios/ipados devices can only install notarized apps.
but but but airbnb is just a wee little internet platform, it doesn’t actually conduct any of the business on it except taking rent money and also additional fees and fuck you surcharges
yes but what if a company has the ability to create billions of close friends who can recommend sponsored products to you? why would it care about whether you want that or not?
also bard was a way better name for google’s LLM. it has its origins in an isaac asimov story about a robot who is programmed to tell random stories.
I think you overestimate the average user
i have irritant-induced asthma and if there’s a lit candle in the room with me I breathe significantly worse and have to cough a lot