On 10/09/2020 17:33, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2020-09-10, The Natural Philosopher  wrote:
>
>> On 10/09/2020 13:38, Mayayana wrote:
>>
>>> And if they can retrain tech insiders like yourself then I guess
>>> they're doing a good job.:)
>>
>> I beg your pardon? We are not talking about microsoft.
>
> We're talking about Microsoft, we're talking about Apple,
> we're talking about any tech giant that's enslaving the masses.
>
>> Software as a services has always been a better idea from the
>> maintenance viewpoint, and the snoflake generation are too stupid
>> to own anything, so rented access to services is ideal for them.
>
> Although I agree with what you say about the snowflake generation,
> the problem is that the big boys want to make this the only choice.
> Everyone gets the services, everyone gets the surveillance, everyone
> gets frog-marched into their glorious vision of the Future.
>
> It really is time for the new generation to read the classics like
> Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World, etc.
>
Sure, but the technology of client-server (can't say master-slave can I
;-)) is orthogonal from the political and commercial misuse of it.

I spent most of my time away from consumer applications setting up
business networks, so I tend to think of consumer apps as brain fodder
for the stupid. Real client server computing - where you sit and update
a share portfolio from your bedroom - is a different animal.

I don't run MS or Apple. The most commercial thing I run is android and
I don't use that for much either.

I think it is in fact perfectly reasonable to have online rented access
to software. People actually prefer it. They love faeces book, and
skypie and whatasap, and twatter.

And you tube. And spotify. and all the other crap that stops them
realising what boring twats they really are. They would rather order a
pizza online than cook, and rather order Uber than own a car. Rather use
a satnav than a map.

Fair enough. The technology made that possible, but the consumers chose it.

Of course the big boys want to make that the only choice. But it isn't,
is it?


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