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Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate
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No, protection from government persecution is just what the 2nd amendment to the United States Constitution provides.
The general concept of freedom of speech is larger than that, and there is nothing about a large powerful corporation that should mean they are allowed to fuck you over for what you say
Okay, aside from 1 ascii character being off, have any meaningful response to what I meant with my comment?
It's not easy
I have android, I don't feel many "social ramifications" thankfully. Android is a bit more free, but it's still ran by a large corporation that can change the rules at will, so there is no truly free (as in "freedom") option. So, maybe it's a duopoly instead of a monopoly, not much better really.
(ok ok, there are some fringe minor alternatives, but not really ready for prime time).
I have had girls halfway through giving me their number, stop because they realize it's not an iPhone. I have friends I hang out with multiple times a week for almost a decade that don't add me to the friends group chat because it's 15 iOS users and most don't want to deal with non iMessage messaging. Are you seriously telling me you've never been in a single groupchat where people say things like "Wait who doesn't have an iPhone in here"? Because I've been in dozens.
At least on Android you can load any app you want at any time even if Google delists it from the play store. Literally did this the other day to install an app that Google didn't allow that was only hosted on fdroid
They're doing you a favor: they're telling you they're too shallow and care more about what you own than who you are. Works great to filter those people, I'd call it a feature not a bug :)
Never ever, but maybe my friends actually care about me more than my phone (also we use whatsapp so it doesn't matter). Only thing I can say is, sorry ...
You probably have Android which, while more open, is still ran by Google who could, at will, decide to change the rules tomorrow by forcing an update directly to your (or my) phone. Besides those two, there isn't much. While competition and free market is good, it's not always enough, sometimes regulation is needed.
I meant regulation requiring interoperability to prevent walled gardens. Kinda like net neutrality, but for "platforms", if you will.
Yes, I can choose to use the fediverse, with plenty of instances to choose from, as opposed to a handful of centralized alternatives, but as far as mobile platforms, my choices are exactly two, and there is no (viable) fediverse equivalent. Of course I chose the slightly more open one, Android, but that's hardly a real choice.
And that's why I pick Android :) I even used to use LineageOS as my daily driver, but then it became unsustainable, practically speaking. So yes, you or me can, but your average Joe likely won't have the expertise to do so.
Terms of service can be incredibly one sided. And you don't have the option to not agree or negotiate, and still use the hardware you paid for in a reasonable way.
If there actually were serious ramifications to not having an Iphone in the US, then Android wouldn't have more than 40% market share.
The only thing you guys have a problem with are pompous snooty egomaniacs who care about the OS on someone else's phone.
Why do you care what other people think about the brand of phone you use? And I say this as someone who has an iPhone. I don't give a shit if someone thinks I have an iPhone or a Nokia 3310. Why would I?