This really isn’t the time to bootstrap an “App Stores are inherently bad” argument to complicate the matter. Sometimes the enemy of your enemy is your friend.

App Stores are inherently bad. The morality argument is irrelevant.

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> Tim Cook gave a convicted rapist a golden trophy for his manufacturing prowess

Citation, please?

Coming in hot!

https://www.theverge.com/news/737757/apple-president-donald-...

AFAIK Donald Trump has never been charged—let alone convicted—of sexual relations with a minor. He was also not convicted of sexual assault, even of an adult. (See https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-donald-trump-found-g...). Nevertheless, there are plenty of other reasons to despise him.

Also, the entire DF article at issue here takes Apple to task for cozying up to his administration.

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You've posted more than one personal attack like this. That's not cool and not allowed on HN. No more, please.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

On what, exactly, in your confidence based?

In my experience, the most confident people are usually the ones who turn out to be most often wrong.