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> Should they be doing that for free? Serious question. If they don't provide the network: what value do the tags, you bought with money, provide?
by ohyeshedid 5y ago
> Should they be doing that for free? Serious question.
If they don't provide the network: what value do the tags, you bought with money, provide?
- dwighttk 5y agoIf you buy from Apple they do provide the network. If you buy from 3rd party and 3rd party doesn’t pay Apple, why should Apple provide the network?
- ohyeshedid 5y agoI wasn't saying they should; and I'm not taking a side on anything. I don't have enough information to properly answer you. Are there third party tracking device manufacturers with free access to these systems? Are you talking about stolen or bootleg goods? The latter is a much more complicated topic, for sure.
- dylan604 5y agoThe question as asked seems pretty clear to me. If Company A builds a product/service, why should Company B be expected to utilize Company A's work without compensation? What more information do you need?
- ohyeshedid 5y agoThe questions, as asked, are lacking in tangible reality dynamics and are phrased with bias. My first response to the first version of that loaded question: "_I wasn't saying they should_..." You respond with: "If Company A builds a product/service, why should Company B be expected to utilize Company A's work without compensation?" Am I to believe you're being genuine here? Should I really repeat myself again, in text, to save you a scroll up? I didn't say that. I never implied that. I stated the exact opposite. Why are you asking me to rationalize and explain a stance I've never taken, and don't have?
- imwillofficial 5y ago
- ohyeshedid 5y ago>...why should... Sure, right after you show me where I mentioned a second company, and that they should be able to access Apple's network without compensation. Hell, I'll accept you showing where I mentioned a first company by name. You can do better than low effort trolling.
- imwillofficial 5y agoI reread your posts. I’ll be charitable, what is your point exactly?
- kaladin-jasnah 5y agoAn earlier commenter likened AirTags to DNS. Is DNS a for-profit protocol? Does it need to be?
- dwighttk 5y agoI don’t think DNS is, but AirTags is… so maybe they aren’t…likenable? likencompatible? Licompatible?
- eternityforest 5y agoThey shouldn't be doing it for free, someone else should have an open tracking service.
- dylan604 5y agoAnd how is that going to be funded?
- eternityforest 5y agoDonations and hardware sales.