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>>pimter+(OP)
Yesterday, the sentiment on Google's early proposal was "company breakups start to make a lot of sense", "Go f yourself, Google", "It's maddening and saddening", "[the people involved] reputations are fully gone from this".

Today it turns out Apple not only proposed but implemented and shipped the actual feature last year. "It could be an interesting opportunity to reboot a few long-lost dreams". "I kind of get both sides here". "I guess I personally come down to leaving this turned on in Safari for now, and seeing what happens". Granted, the overall sentiment is still negative but the difference in tone is stark. The reality distortion field is alive and well, folks.

>>modele+nD
This is a patronizing take.

Who should we get behind? Stallman?

You?

All the startup CEOs whose business was based on low interest?

Where you planning on going? Mars? There’s only Earth.

Apple makes hardware people like and happens to interoperate with the web.

Google wants us believe it is the web.

I can do weird computer science with a MacBook and no Google. Can’t without a MacBook.

They are vastly different companies and the discourse is vastly different. Shock. Awe.