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genovelle said:

22july2013 said:

Maybe the future of all apps is through a browser, especially if HTML starts supporting app-like user interfaces. And since streaming apps already exist, then maybe that's our window to the future of desktop apps, not just games. That may be the approach for big companies that dislike Apple's App Store interface. I suspect Google and Facebook are discussing whether they can bypass the App Store by using streaming for all their apps for Apple Silicon. Just a guess.

Ironic since that was how Apple originally offered Apps for IOS and developers complained. Apple changed course and develop deep APIs giving them deep access to many of the technology Apple uses to build their apps. Browsers don’t have that. Apple also spent billions in marketing to make it viable. Their loss will be the gain of smaller developers to shine. 

Browsers could have that; in fact, Safari is lagging when it comes to implementing it.

So… yeah… at this stage Apple is the main bad guy as far as keeping us from getting proper webapps.

rob53 said:

22july2013 said:

Maybe the future of all apps is through a browser, especially if HTML starts supporting app-like user interfaces. And since streaming apps already exist, then maybe that's our window to the future of desktop apps, not just games. That may be the approach for big companies that dislike Apple's App Store interface. I suspect Google and Facebook are discussing whether they can bypass the App Store by using streaming for all their apps for Apple Silicon. Just a guess.

Disagree. I’d rather have local apps that have been security tested than having to rely on the browser to protect everything. I don’t trust websites and don’t trust running their apps. Already seen abuse on medical and commercial sites that just don’t want to run on Mac browsers. 

The "abuse" you see in browsers is often also in apps, just hidden from your eyes, and enough part of the functionality of the app that it easily passes through the security tests.

ro_ro_ur_boat said:

I’m just disappointed that Apple didn’t add the feature in iOS 14. 

As for the advertisers, they don’t have the rights to any users information. Every user has the right to refused being tracked online. 

It shouldn't be viewed/phrased as a right to refuse, because that implies that it somehow is the work/responsibility of the user to deny/opt-out/not accept; instead it should be viewed, and legally demanded, that it is based on the freedom of the user to opt-in (in an informed manor).

Like my local supermarket can't just silently add a 10 EUR purchase and demand that I every time hit the opt-out button before okaying the payment; but they can ask if I want to add something, to which I very obviously must agree before they proceed to charge me for it. THAT is how tracking must function, that I as a user must go out of my way to opt-in; not that I per default are tricked into accepting it due to some convoluted weird language or complex structure of 100s of opt-out buttons for each vendor (like with some cookie-stuff).

Also, you can today use something like this to prevent a lot of the tracking done today: https://lockdownprivacy.com/

exceptionhandler said:

We’ll see... they’ll get to be 15-20 lbs non overweight.  My wife already has put largish “bling” pendants on them and they don’t mind.

Just fair warning… I had one of those small address tubes on a collar that was meant to be quick release (meant to open if it's caught on something, so that they cat doesn't get strangled); and the tube did get caught on something, and the collar didn't release. I was lucky that it happened at home, and while I was at home; otherwise it would have been fatal. Ever since them I've been very very careful when it comes to collars.

exceptionhandler said:

If the AR rumors surrounding these become a reality, I’m getting one of these for each of our cats, as they have a knack for hiding and being troublesome to find.

You probably shouldn't, as a tag like that easily can get caught and end up making the collar strangle the cat; and the tags probably won't be small enough to not irritate the cat.

Probably great for a not too small of a dog, though.