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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.
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.
The iPhone was a bottom up technology:
https://www.history.com/articles/iphone-original-size-invention-steve-jobs
But yeah, we heard you the first time, you love ride corporate dick.
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.
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.
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!"