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Comment · 6 years ago
Why can't you? Compiling iOS apps?

Otherwise anything an Apple product can do, a competitor does cheaper and better.

Comment · 6 years ago
Given Apple's less than ethical history, I'm not sure it's reasonable to give them benefit of doubt.

They might have an excuse that fans can believe, but the real reason is to suppress bad press.

Comment · 6 years ago
This has everything to do with marketing, not hardware or OS or usability.

Just because someone is talented in CS, doesn't mean they can defend themselves from Marketing.

I imagine advanced users want full control over settings and programs. I recently needed to turn off signatures to get a compiler to work.

There doesn't seem to be a rational reason outside iOS compiling.

Comment · 6 years ago
Can we call it a cartel market instead of private markets?

The various healthcare leaders use their wealth to strengthen their position through laws.

Most sectors cannot operate like US medical, they are their own beast.

Comment · 6 years ago
I never understood the reason an advanced user would buy an Apple product.

Is it compiling iOS apps for other people?

Given the high price and lack of qualities, I don't imagine many advanced users would buy anything from Apple.

Comment · 6 years ago
"It's possible to deposit, trade and withdraw without ever completing any KYC."

How is this legal?

Comment · 6 years ago
AWS seems like it would be expensive long term.

Between my issues with AWS currently and the exterior look of Amazon, I'm skeptical AWS is a good solution.

Comment · 6 years ago
The private sector goes out of business. The government lives until it collapses.
Comment · 6 years ago
Your surprise that this happens under democracy- does that change your political views?

It doesn't change mine. The government is notorious for being corrupt and inefficient.

I hear this and it makes me horrified of the thought of government takeover of a sector.

Comment · 6 years ago
The difference is extremely noticable. So yes.

I can open up 2 tabs and Firefox is still loading the page.

Comment · 6 years ago
Ahh the good ol HN "stop using Google and start using Firefox" advertisement.

It's a bit odd to see this in every Google thread.

Btw, Firefox is too slow.

Comment · 6 years ago
I think this is a bad way to gauge an economy.

If you want to look at why people are poor, I would look towards corruption rather than merely inequality. Or maybe people in a country are poor on paper but can afford a hundred dollars of luxuries a week.

Using gini reminds me of GIGO. You used a poor metric for information, your decisions are going to be poor.

Comment · 6 years ago
It's hard to understand why the stock is soaring. I don't think it has to do with sales.

Is it from inflation of USD due to the federal reserve? Is it a bubble with current owners fomo?

I really don't think it's Tesla being Tesla. They just aren't competitive in the luxury market or for a 35k USD car.

Comment · 6 years ago
Hasn't Japan already gone through the course?
Comment · 6 years ago
This makes sense to me, but I don't see democratic countries able to stop themselves before it's too late.

What comes after?

This exact problem is why I liked Bitcoin a few years ago. Although with the scaling issues, it seems less useful than I expected.

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