#Automattic just acquired #Texts and #Beeper, two #matrix chat apps that work with a bunch of bridges to popular apps :

* https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/
* https://automattic.com/2024/04/09/automattic-acquires-beeper/

I really hope they open source it.
Since they are going for a fee-for-service model like Wordpress, I'm optimistic. This is key for breaking the network effects that #gatekeeper companies rely on: #Apple #Meta #Facebook #WhatsApp #Discord #Telegram #Signal.

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Making the web a better place

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#Unpatchable #Vulnerability in #Apple #m1 #m2 Chip Leaks Secret Encryption Keys
Now that's a good, sound reason to avoid them. Until now I felt like the fox in "The Fox and the grapes"

https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/03/21/1736222/unpatchable-vulnerability-in-apple-chip-leaks-secret-encryption-keys

Unpatchable Vulnerability in Apple Chip Leaks Secret Encryption Keys - Slashdot

A newly discovered vulnerability baked into Apple's M-series of chips allows attackers to extract secret keys from Macs when they perform widely used cryptographic operations, academic researchers have revealed in a paper published Thursday.

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The #DMA is applicable in the #EU to 6 gatekeepers: #google, #amazon, #apple, #Bytedance, #meta, & #microsoft.

🧵 2/

Quasi 35 anni fa, il Cern e Tim Berners-Lee resero il web un bene comune; grazie a questo non ne guadagnarono nulla.
Oggi Apple vuole sabotare il web per pura avidità.

Lettera aperta a Tim Cook: sabotare le applicazioni web è indifendibile

Apple vieterà le applicazioni web in 7 giorni nell'UE.
😢 Molte aziende saranno gravemente danneggiate e alcune dovranno chiudere.
🌎 Questo danneggerà anche tutto il web

👉 Firma ora: https://letter.open-web-advocacy.org/

#Apple #WebApp #TimCook #App

Open Letter to Tim Cook: Sabotaging Web Apps Is Indefensible

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Quickemu
This quickemu could easily dislodge VirtualBox as my favorite desktop virtualization solution:

Quickly create and run highly optimized desktop virtual machines for Linux, macOS and Windows; ...

Quickemu now also includes comprehensive support for macOS and Windows.

Features

macOS Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave & High Sierra

Win
https://monodes.com/predaelli/2024/02/05/quickemu/
#Apple #Microsoft #ProprietarySoftware #Software #SoftwareLibero #VirtualBox

I have personally found it impossible to get friends with iOS on #xmpp whereas friends with Android were happy to join via #Quicksy. We are raising funds to build Prav App on iOS, please contribute and spread the word. https://opencollective.com/prav-ios

Since we announced the campaign, Monal developers announced they will be building the Quicksy variant so that is less work for us to fund (we still need to develop support for custom usernames and also pay #Apple for publishing).

Prav iOS - Open Collective

Build Prav iOS app based on Monal's Quicksy rebranded version

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#Google's #playstore App Store Ruled an Illegal #Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games - #Slashdot

Also #Apple has complete monopoly on its #iphone

Almost always monopolies are bad.

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/23/12/12/0133226/googles-app-store-ruled-an-illegal-monopoly-as-a-jury-sides-with-epic-games

Google's App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games - Slashdot

A jury in San Francisco unanimously found (PDF) that Google violated California and federal antitrust laws through deals that stifled competition for its mobile app store.

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