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Javaman

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25. Once upon a time the nerds in high school would get shaken down for their lunch money by the bullies

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 03:31 PM

Oct 4

They vowed to get so rich and powerful that they could not only tell the bullies to fuck off but also destroy them in the process.

Yeah, didn’t quite work out that way did it?

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Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 4 OP

I find it hard to believe that their are not alternatives out there. Maybe not through Apple, but there lostincalifornia Oct 4 #1

From the 1st sentence of the OP excerpt BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #2

I thought that specific app was only written for IOS, and not Android. I am also sure there lostincalifornia Oct 4 #4

Someone obviously ported something similar to Android BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #5

Thanks, no surprise. lostincalifornia Oct 4 #7

I'm disappointed in Apple COL Mustard Oct 4 #13

I had friends who had radar detector things in their cars BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #14

10-4, good buddy. COL Mustard Oct 4 #30

Amazingly a lot of states were very serious about making them illegal with possible jail up to a year lol Cheezoholic Oct 4 #32

Yup. BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #33

apple removed an app that helped anti putin candidates Marthe48 Oct 4 #3

'Legal Experts.' - What is the legal issue here? speak easy Oct 4 #6

From the article BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #8

The headline is a bit misleading. Only one legal expert is quoted, in the last paragraph. thesquanderer Oct 4 #11

You skipped over the other "legal expert" BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #16

There is no legal issue here, speak easy Oct 4 #17

"This is quite different fro the FCC laying a heavy hand on broadcast TV." BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #18

An app is not social media. speak easy Oct 4 #19

"Apps" most certainly CAN be and are BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #20

I stand corrected. Thank you. speak easy Oct 4 #21

That is the issue whether there is "liability" BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #23

Ah. She was not identified as a legal expert within the article itself. I didn't look up her credentials. :-) n/t thesquanderer Oct 4 #22

Stop buying those fucking iPhone's and let Tim Apple set on them Bengus81 Oct 4 #9

Not that easy since the OP said the Google store was doing the same thing, and they lostincalifornia Oct 4 #28

Trump used the apple play book randr Oct 4 #10

I just shared that app with a woman who said ICE came into the Safeway samnsara Oct 4 #12

Boycott Apple JCMach1 Oct 4 #15

Silicon Valley is not our friend dalton99a Oct 4 #24

Once upon a time the nerds in high school would get shaken down for their lunch money by the bullies Javaman Oct 4 #25

But then the "arrogant" bullies have had this happen - BumRushDaShow Oct 4 #27

Maybe Apple could volunteer to help ICE zip tie some more 4-year olds Blue Owl Oct 4 #26

I believe that Apple screwed up and caved to trump LetMyPeopleVote Oct 4 #29

Well, Tim Cook Has Made The Pilgrimage tonekat Oct 4 #31

very proud to have NEVER bought an Apple product Skittles Oct 4 #34