corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoThat time Apple sent everyone a U2 album: 'I DONT WANT YOU.'www.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkThat time Apple sent everyone a U2 album: 'I DONT WANT YOU.'www.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·16 days agoI’m still surprised so many people had such a strong opinion. Though honestly it’s probably a “vocal minority” moment. I know myself and quite a few other people I talked to were “oh cool, free album”
minus-squaremyplacedk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoTo me, “free album” is like a person handing out free CD’s on a busy sidewalk. This is more like my landlord going into my living room and putting a CD on my shelf. (Now someone will tell me about how my analogy is flawed, I don’t care, that’s how analogies work. It’s not the same, it’s an analogy.)
minus-squaretrack_stick_baboon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·16 days agoAnd then your landlord forbids you to remove the CD from your shelf.
I’m still surprised so many people had such a strong opinion. Though honestly it’s probably a “vocal minority” moment. I know myself and quite a few other people I talked to were “oh cool, free album”
To me, “free album” is like a person handing out free CD’s on a busy sidewalk.
This is more like my landlord going into my living room and putting a CD on my shelf.
(Now someone will tell me about how my analogy is flawed, I don’t care, that’s how analogies work. It’s not the same, it’s an analogy.)
And then your landlord forbids you to remove the CD from your shelf.