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CMV: Tech companies are taking away users rights and abilities to control their software and hardware in order to give themselves more control over us, our data and our devices.

I’ve been using Apple products for the last 10 years. I used to buy a MacBook pro with minimal specs and add ram and storage I’d buy elsewhere for cheaper. This is no longer an option as everything is glued together now.

New MacBooks turn on when you open the lid, or press any key. Seems like a normal thing, but just why? why can’t I have the power to press the fucking button when I want my device on? 

You have to write a sudo command line in order to be allowed to download non-dev signed software on newer OSs.

Every social site seems to be convoluted with BS buggy unnecessary features mostly intended for stealing data to sell to advertisers. 

Theres very few websites you can get news from through Google without having an Ad wall tel you to pay $1/mo or whatever.

I could keep going on and on. My main point here despite missing a lot probably, is that these companies are making it harder and harder for users to navigate there sites and utilize their hardware outside of what is specifically intended for it by them, It seems were going down a dystopian path where everything online is an Ad and everything is a separate subscription fee for X/mo. 

I feel as though these companies are manipulating suggested results and using us as a product rather then a customer. They add dumb features that have nothing to do with the root of their site just to increase user time on the site for advertisers. It seems everything is geared towards a subscription services, email list or some other type of scammy model where you don’t own what you buy and have to pay for what should be free information and honest search results.
gpt
Apple represents less than 10% of the laptop market.  You've _selected_ a minority player in the space that is exactly what you say it is - a closed system that is willing to sacrifice your flexbility for it's ideas about user experience.  It works great for many people, but not for you.  You've got options, so damning the "tech companies" seems wrong.