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		jiofih on Jan 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple removes first-party firewall exemption in ma... The amount of people reading about firewalls in the latest OS release surely does not qualify as “media pressure” on any kind of scale.

Unklejoe on Jan 14, 2021 [–]

Don't underestimate the power that a few angry nerds can have when it comes to the overall narrative about a technology.

Every family has that one computer geek who everyone asks for advice, which ultimately influences purchase decisions.

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