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I agree with your concerns about a Google or Amazon phone being a datamine in your pocket, but I think that, for most people, it's not an issue: they simply wa

I agree with your concerns about a Google or Amazon phone being a datamine in your pocket, but I think that, for most people, it's not an issue: they simply want a phone that works for them and don't give much thought to how much information about them is being squirrelled away. A huge factor in Apple's sliding software quality is lock-in: once you're on iOS using an iPhone, it's so much easier to simply stay on iOS than it is to move platform. Most people, myself included, will look at the effort required to move and decide that, really, the grass probably isn't greener enough to make climbing the fence worth it. Once you add in some other Apple devices --- say a laptop or an iPad --- staying becomes even easier.

monkmartinez 11y ago
Then you decide to pull the trigger and move. I did and I am happy that I did. I still have a mac for my primary machine, but literally everything else is Android and Windows. I consciously make sure my data is portable. No lock in and it's not that hard.
SyneRyder 11y ago
The reverse is also true - once you decide to leave Apple, the lock-in becomes something you don't go back to. I used to be entirely Apple devices, MacBooks & iPods & iPhones & AirPlay everywhere. But I was fed up enough with my iPhone 4 that I got a Nexus 5 instead - which led me to a Chromecast, a Galaxy Tab A with S-Pen, which led me to a Samsung TV. The grass has definitely been greener for me. I still have my new MacBook Pro, but I don't "love" it like I used to love Apple products.
cableshaft 11y ago
I'm happy going Apple with my tablet and Android for my phone (actually I changed again and went Windows Phone). So I still can access all those old games I had on my previous iPhone through my iPad, but I can enjoy new things and try out other phones and operating systems, and spend less money doing so.
st3v3r 11y ago
"A huge factor in Apple's sliding software quality is lock-in" I don't believe that. You're just as locked into Android after using it for a while as you would be with iOS.

monkmartinez 11y ago

Then you decide to pull the trigger and move. I did and I am happy that I did. I still have a mac for my primary machine, but literally everything else is Android and Windows. I consciously make sure my data is portable. No lock in and it's not that hard.

SyneRyder 11y ago

The reverse is also true - once you decide to leave Apple, the lock-in becomes something you don't go back to. I used to be entirely Apple devices, MacBooks & iPods & iPhones & AirPlay everywhere. But I was fed up enough with my iPhone 4 that I got a Nexus 5 instead - which led me to a Chromecast, a Galaxy Tab A with S-Pen, which led me to a Samsung TV. The grass has definitely been greener for me. I still have my new MacBook Pro, but I don't "love" it like I used to love Apple products.

cableshaft 11y ago

I'm happy going Apple with my tablet and Android for my phone (actually I changed again and went Windows Phone). So I still can access all those old games I had on my previous iPhone through my iPad, but I can enjoy new things and try out other phones and operating systems, and spend less money doing so.

st3v3r 11y ago

"A huge factor in Apple's sliding software quality is lock-in" I don't believe that. You're just as locked into Android after using it for a while as you would be with iOS.