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   by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE 6d ago

   Right, but model providers will do a much better job of policing this than G ever did/could. I'm assuming they're 1) aware of its pollution and 2) are currently ignoring it for <reasons>.
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   by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE 6d ago

   Forget Amazon, ultimately this is going to dramatically alter consumer choice on a manufacturer level and OEMs won't be able to optimise their way around it. Users might not even notice - Will they prompt around it e.g., "Didn&#x2
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   by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE 6d ago

   Agreed, I was finally considering an Apple watch after years of hating how ugly they are but this is a hard pass for me. Back to the drawing board since now I need to consider privacy when selecting a watch brand..
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   by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE 7d ago

   So problem solved? My only criticism is that 1) Mr. Mullenweg should have held tighter controls over the IP and 2) the direction to the community that they are encouraged to use "WP" as a prefix for their business names and produc
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   by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE 7d ago

   Anyone could have forked WordPress at any time or spun up their own multi tenant instances if they were truly concerned, this just seems personal. It’s a bad day for founders IMO.
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   by 0xDEADBEEFCAFE 7d ago

   It's going to be weird for relationships: "But you DID say..."