Patrick Heyer
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Me going through the stages of grief of Apple's software turning into the same freemium slop as everything else..
a man with a beard is talking about destroying the sith and not joining them
Alt: Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episode 3 standing on the high ground above Anakin Skywalker, quoting from Jedi prophecy that he'd be "the one to destroy Sith, not join them".
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January 29, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Me going through the stages of grief of Apple's software turning into the same freemium slop as everything else..
@gruber.foo New "Creator Studio" variants of iWork apps not only have a non-monochrome icon to "advertise" the subscription, they gather analytics by default as well (no idea if that's compliant with GDPR/CCPA).
Really did not expect Apple to just follow the freemium playbook with their apps. 😕
Really did not expect Apple to just follow the freemium playbook with their apps. 😕
January 29, 2026 at 11:57 AM
@gruber.foo New "Creator Studio" variants of iWork apps not only have a non-monochrome icon to "advertise" the subscription, they gather analytics by default as well (no idea if that's compliant with GDPR/CCPA).
Really did not expect Apple to just follow the freemium playbook with their apps. 😕
Really did not expect Apple to just follow the freemium playbook with their apps. 😕
Reposted by Patrick Heyer
These dummies could have had a compliant corporate Dem with literal Uber lobbyists on her staff and instead they did school shootings and measles
February 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
These dummies could have had a compliant corporate Dem with literal Uber lobbyists on her staff and instead they did school shootings and measles