@Firlefanz @stevendbrewer USA. The original intent might have been anti-circumvention of various locks and controls on DVD players to help manage intellectual property. (ie. movie anti-piracy). But it is broadly applied to any software you purchase.
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Why in the world does every store, every service, every organization need an "app"?@Firlefanz nah. It’s the law. Apps are covered by anti-tampering laws.
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Why in the world does every store, every service, every organization need an "app"?@Firlefanz read Doctrow’s Enshittification. Apps have anti-tampering, anti-reverse engineering protections web sites lack.
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Welp, it's all kicking off this week in AI!@cstross What’s A16Z going to throw money at next? Have they started burning piles of money in worship of some other Big New Thing
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Because a LOT of people are missing the point:@cstross Did he read Singularity Sky and feel he could make that future happen with more computers everywhere?