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Apple is removing all vaping apps from its online store.
It said it had taken the decision because of growing official concerns about the impact vaping can have on health.
In the US, 42 deaths and more than 2,100 cases of lung injury have been linked to a respiratory illness tied to vaping.
Apple's decision means a total of 181 apps will not be available on iPhones, reports tech news site Axios.
In a statement given to Axios, Apple said it agreed with official warnings about the negative health impacts of vaping and the potential problem presented by the appeal of e-cigarettes to the young.
It said it took "great care" to ensure that the app store was a place people could trust to get programs for their iPhone.
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Monday November 18 2019, @12:57AM (1 child)
>Stop giving power to corporations like that in the first place.
>There are ways to distribute software that route around such attempts at control as damage.
There are, but they don't work on Apple products AFAIK.
I think it's very simple: if you own an Apple phone, then you simply have no right to complain about Apple banning apps from its store. That's *literally* one of the main reasons Apple supporters give for why they love their iPhones so much. If you don't like the way Apple curates its store, then why did you buy a phone from them? Stop complaining.
I've seen this discussion *so many times*:
Android proponent: You should get an Android phone instead of that iPhone. Google isn't so heavy-handed with their app store, and if you really want, you can side-load apps with other app stores.
iPhone user: But I *like* that Apple curates their app store! I don't have to worry about some dodgy app infecting my phone with malware or being a scam.
Android proponent: Well with Android you just have to be more careful...
iPhone user: ... but with Apple I don't have to be. Everything "just works", I can trust them, it works with my MacBook, they're not using my data for other purposes, ...
You can't have everything. If you've chosen Apple, you're explicitly chosen the safety of their walled garden, so you have no right to complain about the way they do gardening.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Monday November 18 2019, @02:13AM
Exactly. Those chose to have a computing "experience" akin to riding a train across the Internet. Which is how Jobs is rumored to have described his ideal relationship with consumers; Paid passengers on managed experiences, not actual freedom in computing.
If you care about freedom and actually owning your devices, you don't have Apple products.
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