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ranger_danger
76 days ago
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Ask HN: Is it still worth pursuing a software star...
I'd say it depends on your definition of "good", since the revenue seems to suggest they're doing something most people agree with.
bloppe
75 days ago
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By that logic, the online scam industry is shipping the best products of all time. By some estimates they make over a trillion a year.
ranger_danger
75 days ago
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IMO false equivalence... scams are designed purely to steal money from people, while Apple products carry intrinsic value and benefit to most people.
bloppe
75 days ago
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I realize it's a strained equivalence, but Apple makes a lot of money violating EU anticompetitive laws. Their stranglehold over app distribution is not entirely dissimilar to ransome.
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