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Apple AirTag alternatives for theft prevention?
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this post was submitted on 18 Sep 2024
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Tile? The brand that predates airtags and where apple stole the idea from and just made it proprietary to their ecosystem
Edit: what a bizarre thing to downvote
Airbags?
Do you have source of that? I'm curious, nothing wrong with your answer
..airtags* are what were asked about an alternative for. Autocorrect.
Yes, I know and I've seen them before but you said apple stole their idea, no? I'm curious to know more
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tile_(company)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirTag
Apple has stolen most ideas they ever execute. A lot of people believe they do the best job of execution but I don't buy that in most cases. I mean here's a perfect example. A product that has been working great with any device for 8 years and here they come with a version that locks you into their ecosystem. I'm good on that.
Uh thanks. I was curious about it, It didn't really surprise me to know apple stole the idea from someone (like any other big company). Thanks for your answer and time!
Not sure where the disconnect is. You weren't very clear with your question but yes I did take time to attempt to clear up what you seemed to be asking about.
And no, not every big company flat out steals ideas. Apple is notorious for doing this, but other companies are not. At least none I can think of.
Apple is (rightfully IMO) far more notorious for taking something that's been around for years already, adding it to their product line (or as a feature in a product), and then pretending they invented it. Almost every company will copy features/products from other companies, but they don't usually pretend to have invented the whole thing.
Example: Gmail. It was revolutionary, but not because Google really invented much (or indeed claimed to). Rather, it was revolutionary because it provided features that already existed in paid options (e.g. full IMAP support, large mailbox sizes) for free, with a good web interface.
Rereading our exchange multiple times even, I've no idea what you're saying or what this has to do with anything.
No. You aren't listening. Apple is known especially for stealing ideas. It's their whole business model, in fact. Steve Jobs bragged about it.
I don't really know if a tile is "good for privacy". It depends on a lot of things and you should research it yourself. Since my goal for the tile is to be able to find my devices, keys, bags, etc, I expect there to be personal info asked for and that's true. I highly doubt an airtag would be any better for privacy.