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What does "locked in the Apple ecosystem" imply? Apps that don't have a satisfactory equivalent on Android, integration between Apple devices or general usabili

by bno1 9y ago

What does "locked in the Apple ecosystem" imply? Apps that don't have a satisfactory equivalent on Android, integration between Apple devices or general usability/user experience?

unethical_ban 9y ago
Probably having tons of photos, contacts, email and whatnot in the apple cloud instead of Google or Amazon or local.
- mtgx 9y ago
  That's relatively trivial to switch. If anything it would be the ecosystem of purchased applications that you still intend to use. Other than that, nothing should really keep you "locked-in" on iOS. Not even iMessage. You can use WhatsApp or FB Messenger with friends or family. It's not a big deal.
  - evilduck 9y ago
    Google and Apple also both offer "switch" software that makes transferring the critical parts a trivial affair. https://www.android.com/switch/ https://www.android.com/switch/ https://www.apple.com/iphone/move-to-ios/ https://www.apple.com/iphone/move-to-ios/ I still like iOS better and don't intend on switching but the only "lock in" I feel exists is the years of sunk cost I have in purchased apps I still use. I would disagree about iMessage though. I have older family members on iOS that would not use another messaging or video chat app. Our chat experience would simply degrade to stock SMS.
  - lostlogin 9y ago
    Facebook - really?
    - arvinsim 9y ago
      You will be surprised on how Messenger is like iMessage of messenger apps in some countries outside the US.
      - lostlogin 9y ago
        I hope it doesn’t get that way in this country outside the US.
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