- cross-posted to:
- android@zerobytes.monster
- apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- android@zerobytes.monster
- apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/10657352
The lock-in problem at the heart of the Apple monopoly lawsuit
Yeah everyone talks about how cheap android phones are for the specs, but specs aren’t important if your device doesn’t even work. The market is too fragmented, and that is where Apple’s iron fisted approach shines. You will have the same experience on every iPhone, and you don’t have to worry about manufacturer, service provider, or anyone putting software on it that the average user can’t remove.
I’m not gonna pretend iPhones are perfect. They have their own issues, and I’ve recently learned that setting up parental controls requires a second Apple device (I’m certainly not going to intentional have children, so this doesn’t affect me, but it’s messed up), which definitely seems like it should be illegal. I have never had an iPhone die on me, however.