2026-02-01 16:32 UTC
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@netopwibby@social.coop 2026-02-01 17:08
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Damn this was an uncomfortable read, especially for a current employee. 👀 I remember modding Windows XP to look like Mac OS X Leopard. I was glued to my Sony VAIO every Apple Keynote, wishing I could transform my shitty computer to a MacBook Pro LOL! My, how the mighty have fallen. For once in Apple's existence though, they truly have superior hardware and that is saving them from the last great exodus; people who rely on such devices for their work. Deeply unsettling times.
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@implementcontrols@mastodon.social 2026-02-01 18:45
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Totally agree. I used only apple hardware from 2010 and now I use the last piece I will ever buy - m4 macbook pro with utter disgust as it continually prompts me to upgrade the OS (no i dont want liquid glass) and randomly starts playing outloud when I put my earbuds back in the case because I had the audacity to not use airpods. Its taken me literal years to switch from all of apples services for photos, messages, notes, drive but I am out now and I will never, ever, return.
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@jamesalegria@mastodon.design 2026-02-01 18:52
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot I’m done purchasing Apple hardware for the foreseeable future. I’m looking to shift toward Linux and European‑owned technology, and I urge others to consider doing the same. It’s time we break our dependence on American tech giants and stop feeding the very monster we helped create.
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@brettwitty@mstdn.social 2026-02-01 19:17
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot This was really well written. Thanks!
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@MissConstrue@mefi.social 2026-02-01 19:41
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Solid read, capturing most of my discomfort with the current corporate iteration.
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@embraboy@mastodon.social 2026-02-01 20:44
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Yup, agree completely
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@aeberbach@mastodon.online 2026-02-01 23:44
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot a very good article. I’m getting so tired of putting AirPods Pro back in the case hoping that when I pull them out both will wake up. The quality we once took for granted is long gone.
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@Aaron@social.aaroncrocco.com 2026-02-01 23:50
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot @saschadiercks@mastodon.social Wow, talk about timing!! I literally just finished writing a similar post I publish on Tuesday: "The Apple I Used to Know - Apple’s moral compass is broken and Tim Cook’s silence is the loudest symptom.”
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@nighthawk@aus.social 2026-02-02 00:11
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Excellent read. Though I frankly doubt Cook bowing out of the CEO role will make much of a difference to Apple's focus on their stock price and shareholder value, especially if he shuffles over to become chairman of the board.
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@jsit@social.coop 2026-02-02 00:44
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Don’t forget about ads in the App Store and, soon, ads in Apple Maps.
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@orj@mastodon.social 2026-02-02 05:07
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot well said.
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@kupfers@mastodon.social 2026-02-02 05:29
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot This is the moment where Steve Jobs should come back a second time. (Second coming)
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@coperob@mastodon.social 2026-02-02 06:27
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Good post, Matt. I feel the same way. While I’ve been disappointed with software & design quality and attention to detail for some time, the loss of values and sickening displays of support for the fascist regime have gone much too far. I typically spend a lot of money every year on Apple gear. But no more. No upgrades or new devices. I am so disappointed.
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@gravedigger@mastodon.social 2026-02-02 07:09
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Yeah, I think the problems actually began when Apple started paying dividends.
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@jaanus@iosdev.space 2026-02-02 07:11
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot @simonbs@mastodon.social “The thing is, for now at least, none of this seems to matter, because the investors are happy.” AND: there is no replacement No other company is better for the user, technically or morally I think the market is ready for EU based replacement, but no serious one has emerged yet
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@xavez@me.dm 2026-02-02 10:13
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot The first generation builds. The second generation maintains. The third generation squanders. I would be very surprised if it will be different here.
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@cubeExplorer@mastodon.social 2026-02-03 20:27
At the first update that proudly announced new emojis I felt a pang of shame. OS X is supposed to be the choice of developers. They really need to hold on to that, and get out there with the "whatever you can do with *nix you can do on OS X". Make the future on it. Etc. Not keep pandering to adult children with brightly-coloured baubles.
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@gingerbeardman@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-02-04 00:41
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot needs to be said. I hope all the Apple tech pundits don't have collective amnesia when the annual score card voting comes around.
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@maxoakland@mastodon.social 2026-02-04 04:01
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot Good writing though. And this needs to be said. It's been a long time coming
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@kbsez@mstdn.social 2026-02-08 03:59
@mattgemmell@mastodon.scot (Sigh) yeah.... Tim has betrayed us and failed us. I've been an Apple supporter and user since the 80's and now I'm looking at what options I have for phones that are neither Apple or google connected for when I replace my phone in a year---