• trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    Nah. Even if the Snapstore backend were FOSS, you should still avoid Snaps because the way they implemented sandboxing subtly breaks many applications.

    Not to mention, they dishonestly co-opt your apt install invocations to sneakily install the Snap version. Actual Microsoft behavior. If a company is that eager to deceive you and shove their tech down your throat, you should avoid it at all costs.

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      1 month ago

      Nah. Even if the Snapstore backend were FOSS, you should still avoid Snaps because the way they implemented sandboxing subtly breaks many applications.

      Fair; that is true.

      Not to mention, they dishonestly co-opt your apt install invocations to sneakily install the Snap version.

      🤨 damn that’s pretty crazy if true. Knowing Canonical this could be real, I’ll have to look this up.


      Edit:
      Confirmed this is true

      Apologies for linking to rdit, but yeah Canonical what’s going on with you

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        1 month ago

        They also keep sneaking in new ways to get you back on snaps. It’s like whackamole.