But boxed software works on its own as long as it's run on a compatible hardware and software (OS) platform. Netflix is an app and a service for the app.
You can pass a law they have to keep making the old app available, but that doesn't mean they have to keep delivering content to the old app
Amusingly I stayed in a hotel a couple years ago that offered no in room entertainment system for streaming. You scanned a QR code on screen to link your mobile phone to the Google Chrome-eaque device on the back of the TV in your room, so you could cast any apps you wanted to use.
Lots of people use phones as their "desktop."
Technically, phones and tablets are not desktops, or laptops, but lots of people use phones, or tablets, as their primary, or only, computer device.
And no, I don't want ads. I have never, ever, bought anything from an online advert in over 20 years of using the internet (Yes, I started when it was Arpanet).
Absolutely. And QUICKLY.
Suicidal pilots would not have restarted the engines!
The "did you do that?" comment had no indication of what "that" was that has been published. It is pretty clear that multiple actors are engaged in muddying the waters.
"The truth will out" - but possibly at 40,000 feet over the North Atlantic.
How many RATs does it take to power a data center? enquiring minds want to know!
I think you accidentally a word there.
Even not replacing your phone will not help if the AI is a cloud service. Google Assistant was replaced with Gemini just recently, so people with phones 4, 6, maybe even 8 years old have AI services on them as well. You can avoid having the AI baked into the OS if your phone does not get further OS updates, but apps and services can be updated by the vendor to add AI features. Having the AI running locally is preferable, as then the service can work without sharing all your personal data with the master company.
Even America is beginning to realize that his connection with reality is virtual.
It should be in a database.
Who ever created it should be ordered to check all the calculations with a 1960's mechanical calculator each time there is an update.
As a friend once said, "You don't penalize people for doing the right thing." But it's a legitimate concern that the system of funding roads from fuel taxes is going to collapse due to EVs. So the solution is to apply the new fees to all vehicles. This will encourage the transition instead of slow it. Also, they can start with the fee being much lower, so the estimated revenue matches the estimated loss due to reduced fuel sales, and they can phase it in over time as fuel sales continue to drop.
WankerWeasel's complaint is about having to change setups to a new server. People who were using Emby when the source was closed still had to transition their stuff to a new product (Jellyfin) even though it was a fork. Being open source and based on the previous product didn't matter.
I have never used Emby and I didn't use the early versions of Jellyfin, so I can't say how much was needed to transition. But if you have to get new playback apps and remake authentication, fix relatives' setups, you're essentially doing the same job you would moving from one proprietary solution to another.
Possibly the PR dept is just an AI. That would be totally on brand to think a human is unnecessary when you can just plug a LLM into some social networking services to learn the "current of public opinion".
China has been acting very aggressively lately. They act like a bully. I believe China is committed to bringing down the USA. I am not sure I want to buy pharmaceuticals from them.
Quantum Mechanics is God's version of "Trust me."
