Kissing the ketchup covered fingers of his lord.
this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2025
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Not that this makes it any better, but a lot of other tech companies are also doing this, and it shouldn’t go unnoticed
not samsung :)
Lol Tim Apple. You terrible human. May you never have a peaceful day in your life
Et tu, Brute
This asshole will just claim it's a personal donation and not a corporate one. It's not wrong, just an asshole move with bad optics.
Can left leaning or liberal minded Apple users please switch to Linux now? There really is no excuse. Fuck Apple.
I will make it easy for you.
Get yourself a Framework Laptop: https://frame.work/
And a Fairphone: https://www.fairphone.com/
And a Fairphone
Cries in American 🥺
I fully agree on the Framework laptop, but Fairphones are insecure and suck. Get yourself a (preferably used) Google Pixel instead and load GrapheneOS on to it, it's very easy and maybe takes 10 minutes.
Why do you think Fairphone (5) is insecure?
My experience is not that they suck. But yeah, they sure don't have the same spec as a premium iPhone or a Pixel. But they have a modular design, just like the Framework Laptop. I don't know any other modern phone that does. And they use a SoC that is guaranteed to receive support for a long time.
Fairphone fails to properly sign their own operating system. They use the publicly available (!) AOSP test private keys instead of an actual secret key. This breaks fundamental security features of Android like Verified boot, rollback protection, etc. They're also pretty slow with updates, including important monthly Android Security Bulletin patches. This is just the bare minimum for any OEM, and Fairphone fails to properly implement it.
Google goes above and beyond, and offers cutting edge hardware security in their Pixel devices. They have features that currently can't be found in any other Android phone, like ARMv9 MTE (hardware memory tagging), the Titan M2 secure element, which supports Android StrongBox, the Weaver API and comes with insider attack resistance. GrapheneOS takes full advantage of these features, and combined with their numerous software security improvements offers the most secure mobile OS + hardware combination on the market. You can read more about all the hardening of GrapheneOS on their features overview page: https://grapheneos.org/features
Plus it's degoogled by default, so it doesn't come with any trackers or bloatware. You can opt to install Google Play services, but they are confined in the standard Android application sandbox, just like any other user-installable app. They don't get any elevated privileges like on other Android-based operating systems.
publicly available (!) AOSP test private key
Sounds like they at least addressed the test key issue
https://www.fairphone.com/en/2024/01/30/security-update-apex-modules-vulnerability-fixed/
I'm sorry, there's no other way to say this, but such a major issue slipping through is just a massive sign of incompetence. I support Fairphone's mission and philosophy, but I just can't trust this company. This isn't the only security issue either. I wouldn't recommend their devices to anyone for this reason.
Alright. Thanks!
unfortunately as someone who fixes phones day in and day out I cannot own a pixel. absolutely horrendous build quality. there's a gap behind the screen which is held on solely by shitty adhesive on a thin bezel, and the amount of devices I've seen totaled by a drop on a corner destroying that bezel so a new screen can't be installed is insane.
Thank you for your insight.
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This legal bribery is disgusting
This is also why I am gradually untying myself from the Apple ecosystem, and all of propriety/big tech; especially US based.
When push comes to shove capitalism will not resist fascism. They will ignore all stated virtue signals and choose profits.
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No. It's a tip. Thanks to the supreme court, it's not illegal if it's a tip!
You can't give someone a million dollars to bulldoze that orphanage. That's a bribe.
But it's totally legal to give them a million dollars after bulldozing the orphanage, as a tip!
Consider it an indulgence by a tech company to buy its way out of purgatory.
Bending the knee in the hope that he escapes the purges. Pathetic.
Donating to a 34-times convicted felon, a rapist, a failed businessman, and an insurrection leader who’s been impeached twice. Incredible
Electing him as president was more incredible, now nobody can ignore him. Like it or not.
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I love that this community calls out Apple’s BS.
I mean, all the Apple communities are shitting on this. Go look at the comment threads on the article and other Mac enthusiast blogs.
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Thanks Tim Apple
What a fucking coward. Say what you will about Steve Jobs, but he would likely never had done this. So much for think different.
Lost all respect for Tim.
Rich people fight for rich people. Remember this when you make decisions about giving corporations money.
Especially looking at you, Apple people.
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This type of behavior will have a dire effect on my purchasing habits. I just don’t know if companies like Apple realize the effect these types of decisions have, or if I’m just not representative of their market. Either way, Cupertino can go and get fucked.
I reckon I could ask the next 100 people I meet if they knew Tim had donated to DT at least 98 of them wouldn't know. And of those that are Apple users, they'd still buy more from him.
Got to pay your protection fees to the Don.
Pathetic
In bed with the fascist in chief
It would be super interesting to know more background on these donations. One has to wonder if there was some sort of solicitation going on. Did somebody leave a note on his windshield? I’m willing to bet there was.
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