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Comment by s3r3nity

2 years ago

> ...rest of users should be allowed to leave it whenever they want (at the very minimum at their own risk).

You can, though? Just go buy an Android. There are a billion different options there.

Heck, you can also still buy old-school type flip phones at Walmart.

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skyyler  2 years ago

You know that they meant there should be an option to enable software sources other than Apple’s App Store.

HDThoreaun  2 years ago

If I switch to android I lose the apps I paid for and my ability to text American iPhone users is completely hamstringed

  • sedivy94  2 years ago

    Completely hamstringed? SMS is the standard, and yes it sucks horribly. Elevating the experience with additional software features and cloud services on one platform does not immediately entitle all smartphone users on the globe to the same experience. Google made a push for RCS, botched it, service providers either didn’t adopt it or only partially implemented it. That was upsetting to me. Do we sue Google and service providers as well?

    I do agree that losing app licenses is upsetting. But this is no different than the licensing model for many softwares in the desktop market (e.g. per-user and per-install licenses).

    • HDThoreaun  2 years ago

      Emails from apple executives have made clear that iMessage is purposefully used as a lock in tool. whether thats legal or not idk, what I do know is that it prevents me from switching to android and I would like the government to make apple stop.

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