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Not offended, but I don't consider myself a sheep. While some see no difference between mega-corps, there are a few key things that I value Apple for over Googl
by phs318u 10y ago
Not offended, but I don't consider myself a sheep. While some see no difference between mega-corps, there are a few key things that I value Apple for over Google.
1. The seamlessness of the ecosystem.
2. The low rate at which products are introduced only to be unceremoniously knifed when you least expect it.
3. The fact that I'm the customer not the product.
4. The public stance they've taken on their customers' security & privacy, backed by concrete design decisions.
I still remember switching to Google from Altavista. I'm currently midway through disentangling my online presence from Google.
- raverbashing 10y agoYes, I like Apple products as well My point is that while there are a lot of people that buy it for aesthetic reasons only, they do a lot of things right and a lot of tech savvy people use their products as well (Hence the usage of "the sheep" was a jab at those who consider Apple customers sheep, it was not a critique of the users themselves)
- CyberShadow 10y agoThat's a false dichotomy. You can use Android together with any degree of Google integration that you find comfortable, with one extreme being the stock Nexus ROM, and the other being AOSP or derivative ROM, with no Google apps (such as Play Store / Gmail / Maps). There are open-source / self-hosted alternatives to many of those.
- softawre 10y agoGreat point. You can also engineer your own cell phone if you want. But I've got enough to do. Apple phones just work.