My brain perceives `fun doSomething` and `fun do Something` very differently, so I'm assuming you have a very good reason on why that's the case.

"You spent $1k on a flight ticket from SFO to NYC when you could have just walked yourself just as well and for free"

Why do you want something useful like this to be with a company? Isnt it better if everyone in the world benefitted from this?

I mean, duh? It isnt a gotcha. Do you expend resources in your life maintaining relationships / friendships with people that dont matter to you? Are you in touch with your high school best friend?

Poeple prioritize their limited resources, similarly companies prioritize their customers.

Your high school friend shouldnt say "baggazhipz has enshittified their relationship with me".

This explains why Cory has been very irritated for a long time. If your outlook is world is objectively worse than 50 years ago, or even 20 years ago - then it makes sense why you're constantly upset at things.

"The arc of the technological universe is long, but it bends toward progress."

How did you go from "charge a fee for premium features" -> features degrade over time?

Apple has been charging a ton of money for their products and AFAICT their products have been pretty good

> A straw man argument is a common logical fallacy where someone distorts or exaggerates an opposing position to make it easier to attack. Instead of addressing the actual point, they refute a weaker, fabricated version of the argument (the "straw man") to create the illusion of having won the debate.

There's nothing AFAICT that says Google is considering any such thing.

This is the same company that got caught pants down by making iPhone 15 "built ground up for Apple Intelligence". They breathlessly touted their superiority, and when they failed to deliver, tucked their tail behind the legs and went to their rival / frenemy Google for their model.

So nope, Apple isnt sitting this out. Apple is scared, and very much so. You're seeing the valiant fight of a dying giant.

By this logic, when I submit bug report to Apple "I'm now an Apple QA. And I won't get paid for it"

A gallon of oil can be $3 or $6 depending on whether someone is willing to pay. It can also be $10 but only if people are willing to buy it at $10 if not "prices will come down to match the demand" - another way of saying it would be $9..$8...$7...$6 until it matches a buyer at which point gas is $6.

This will be like writing an article saying "The cars are changing, and we are not going back" because Uber made a UI update.

It should send shudders down anybody's spine to know one of the bastions of human rights is very very comfortable being in bed with CCP. I know Apple is seen as the company that stands up for its user, except in China where it is willing to bend over backwards.

What's more concerning is the selective disclosure. They dont talk about this at all, and let Apple enthusiasts weave a clean image for them.