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AnnaTarkov Yeah, my big objection: OSX reinforces the class problems already an issue in the world of media (see theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/06/america-rich-write-about-poverty )
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AnnaTarkov This isn't even getting into the issues of labor abuse by Apple, or conflict minerals which are used by much of tech as well.
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AnnaTarkov Or their creation of closed garden ecosystems like iTunes or Apple News that work against the ideals of open data and code.
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AnnaTarkov Or the terrible effect of the App Store economy on independent developers and open source.
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AnnaTarkov Or the basic problems of not having access to the insides of your own machines and how that creates issues and concerns.
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AnnaTarkov Or the issues that come from pretending that OSX is obscure enough for that to be its own security.
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AnnaTarkov There are a lot of problems that I have with Apple. Inequality is one. But also the worries that come from vertical integration