“The future is for everyone,” Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.

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    Apple and Android both followed the same path: Let DIY people do what they want

    Apple? Apple hasn’t been open since 1984. Apple is defined by the principle that they know better than you and will go out of their way to not listen and force their customers into their vision.

    AI simply steals from people

    That’s what I said! But if it makes money companies are going to do it.

    It’s a double standard to attack Meta for not supporting developers when Valve doesn’t support developers either. They sell VR hardware at 2x the cost and developers have to figure it out for themselves just like Meta.

    But yeah Metaverse was a huge failure. They were looking to copy Roblox, but the developer hurdles are higher on VR so they couldn’t rely on child labor like Roblox.

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      …since 1984.

      Yes I’m talking about the start of successful platforms/companies. How they get going, grow and become successful. Not whatever recent apple tech or meta/valve double standard you’re on about. But duely noteted, you woke up wanting a conversation about being fairer to corporations and AI that no one else here is having.

      Whereas I’m talking about the topic. Zuckerberg trying a top down path to popularizing his tech.

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        How they get going, grow and become successful.

        But Facebook isn’t a startup. It’s not 2001. Facebook was the product back then. Once they had billions, they needed to create new markets to keep growing. When Apple “listened to their customers” they were a $100M company. When they stopped listening and took a top down path to popularizing tech they became a $1T company.

        The iPhone was not a bottom up technology created by hackers like Linux.

        The Quest is Android. It’s more DIY than an iPhone.

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            Apple buying iGesture means ground up but Meta buying Oculus isn’t? You can’t have it both ways.

            The iPhone wasn’t DIY which was your original claim. It was the opposite. Apple locked down their phone. Quest is Android which you claimed is DIY.

            You aren’t making any sense.

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              You think you’re in some grand battle for corporations. No one’s listening to you. Piss off.

              I’ve already said only you are interested in this discussion. You can fuck off now you addict.

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                You don’t get to reverse your position and claim anti corporate after stanning for Apple!

                I was clear from the start that companies are in it to make money- especially off of rubes.

                Then you started with your bullshit “Apple is different!”