christopher126

I'd really recommend the book "Zucked."

It's by an early investor and advisor to Mark Zuckerberg. I'm listening to the audiobook version (Apple Books) and it's fascinating how corrupt an individual Zuckerberg is and thereby FaceBook.

FaceBook is Zuckerberg!

FaceBook, Google, and Twitter are the cigarette companies of the 80's and 90's. And need to be 'fined' into being good corporate citizens!

For a start, stop tracking our kids! 

They should have to pay users for their data!

gbdoc said:

Noticeably missing: a new, better MacBook. Not bells and whistles, no TouchBar gimmick, just a plain but capable portable machine with modern, useful innards. Whose omission, Apple's or the authors?

Not sure Apple has ever released a laptop with "bells and whistles!"

Ok, I'm deliberately being obtuse. Sorry.

The MacBook is a wonderful Apple design. Light and portable. Needs to be updated to include the latest, larger TrackPad, TouchID and smaller bezels. 

As far as for the power user, I hear you. They will sell a lot of the 16" MacBookPro's. It'll be like carrying around your own tombstone!

Best,

They're not 'taking-on' Apple. They're taking-on Best-Buy, Walmart, Target and Amazon! 

Fail!

FaceBook is getting a lot of press for being a shitty company, but Google and Amazon are a lot worse!

I think there's a real opportunity for Apple to ride this 'Privacy/Security' train!  

Each one of these 'projects' below, could be started by Apple with a team of < 100 employees each! And they tie-in nicely with their pivot from hardware to 'Services.'

Start an Apple YouTube-like app (Beta) with complete privacy for only Apple device owners. Yep, it will be shite to start with, but it will only get better and better. Kind of like the Notes or Podcast Apps have improved over time. Then in two years, once Apple's got it figured out, open it up to other platforms. 

-Apple's world renowned Privacy/Security stance being the main selling points!

Start an Apple FaceBook-like app (Beta) with complete privacy for only Apple device owners. Yep, it will be shite to start with, but it will only get better and better. Kind of like the Notes or Podcast Apps have improved over time. Then in two years once Apple's, got it figured out, open it up to other platforms.  

-Apple's world renowned Privacy/Security stance being the main selling points!

Start an Apple Twitter-like app (Beta) with complete privacy for only Apple device owners. Yep, it will be shite to start with, but it will only get better and better. Kind of like the Notes or Podcast Apps have improved over time. Then in two years, once Apple's got it figured out, open it up to other platforms.  

-Apple's world renowned Privacy/Security stance being the main selling points!

Start an Apple Instagram-like app (Beta) with complete privacy for only Apple device owners. Yep, it will be shite to start with, but it will only get better and better.  Kind of like the Notes or Podcast Apps have improved over time. Then in two years, once Apple's got it figured out, open it up to other platforms. 

-Apple's world renowned Privacy/Security stance being the main selling points!

Buy DuckDuckGo (Search) with complete privacy for only Apple device owners. Yep, it will be shite to start with, but it will only get better and better.  Kind of like the Notes or Podcast Apps have improved over time. Then in two years, once Apple's got it figured out, open it up to other platforms.  

-Apple's world renowned Privacy/Security stance being the main selling points!

Start an Apple VPN-like app (Beta) with complete privacy for only Apple device owners. Yep, it will be shite to start with, but it will only get better and better. Kind of like the Notes or Podcast Apps have improved over time. Then in two years, once Apple's got it figured out, open it up to other platforms. 

-Apple's world renowned Privacy/Security stance being the main selling points!

Comments?

P.S. Oh, and Apple should tell China to F*ck off (China is lost to be a dystopian society!)
And it only comprises half the population of Asia. Apple should focus on the other half.

P.S.S. In a few years, the only people using FaceBook, Google and Twitter will be the Taliban! Oh yeah, the Russians and our former President "Bone-Spur!"

The only way we can stop being "Zucked" is to fine this a$$hole! He's a leech.

$100 billion fine, minimum!

And break up FB and WhatsApp and Instagram. Don't let FaceBook or Google or Amazon buy anymore businesses. Done. 

FB, Google, Twitter are the 'cigarette' companies of the 80's and 90's! Great stocks to own, but oh, that's right, they killed 700,000 Americans a year. Maybe the stocks weren't that great, after all? Hmmmmm...


Start with not allowing him to track our children. Scumbag.

Hit him where the only place he feels it. His wallet. No more lame Zucky apologies.  

Break up FB and WhatsApp and Instagram.

Best.

You are either 'for' Democracy or 'against' Democracy like 'The Zuck'/FaceBook!