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minus-squareNekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoExactly. Locking basic services behind apps should be illegal. Services must be accessible to everyone.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agosame goes for the weather app … (context: some years ago they locked the publicly-funded german weather service’s API, so common people can’t access it anymore. you need to use a spam-ridden app to access it now.)
minus-squareNekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAt the very least you can still pay a small one-time fee for the DWD WarnWetter app (or enter a code for firefighters). Best 3€ I’ve ever spent purely out of spite, even if the reason behind it is complete BS.
minus-squareqqq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoYea… Like some of those parking applications. Ugh.
Exactly. Locking basic services behind apps should be illegal. Services must be accessible to everyone.
same goes for the weather app …
(context: some years ago they locked the publicly-funded german weather service’s API, so common people can’t access it anymore. you need to use a spam-ridden app to access it now.)
At the very least you can still pay a small one-time fee for the DWD WarnWetter app (or enter a code for firefighters).
Best 3€ I’ve ever spent purely out of spite, even if the reason behind it is complete BS.
Yea… Like some of those parking applications. Ugh.