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>> I use a Google-free Android phone. I can watch movies and listen to music, talk to people and chat. Is that somehow impressive? Every smartphone since 1980

>> I use a Google-free Android phone. I can watch movies and listen to music, talk to people and chat. Is that somehow impressive? Every smartphone since 1980 can do that. >> And I'm free to take my data and move to another device. So what. People with Androids and Iphones can, and do, move to another device, data included. So what is your point.

madez 9y ago
It's not impressive. However, it shows that I don't need to abstain from modern uses of my device. The first ancestor of this comment chain is saying, that they were locked-in partly because they couldn't move media out. This contradicts you.
- carterehsmith 9y ago
  >> The first ancestor of this comment chain is saying, that they were locked-in partly because they couldn't move media out. This contradicts you. Sorry, you are just making things up. The first ancestor did not complain about moving media out. That is something that you invented. Btw I do not know what your purpose here is... lying... to get what? Upvotes? Are these really worth... this? Just asking.
  - madez 9y ago
    They didn't state it directly, but indirectly. The exact quote is: > Since we were already locked into the Apple ecosystem (with paid apps and media), we bought iPhones. So, they are locked-in into the ecosystem partly because of media. This directly implies they can't move their media out, for else they wouldn't be locked-in. I'm not lying, and received no Upvote, still I'm responding. Actually, I think I'm risking downvotes for responding to a rather angry comment without content for the topic of the link. It's simply that you asked, so I answer.
  - goldenkey 9y ago
    Yelling at commenters that they have an "upvote agenda" for being educational and informative, by giving useful advice....it seems rather crude. Please be a little more thoughtful and give others the benefit of the doubt. Even if you work for Apple's marketing department..
    - carterehsmith 9y ago
      So you say that I accuse people of having "agenda" (and, presumably, such accusations are bad), then you accuse me of having agenda. That's funny. I hope you can see how it is funny.
      - goldenkey 9y ago
        I actually specified a reason for the agenda, while you meandered about the posters' personal characteristics. Quite different. If you work for Apple, we can all understand the intrinsic bias you would have toward Apple doing something questionable or wrong. In fact, you sidestepped whether or not this is true - to do a bid for false equivalency. Do you or do you not work for Apple? Feel free to drop the mic and not reply if you cannot by the bounds of your contract.

madez 9y ago

It's not impressive. However, it shows that I don't need to abstain from modern uses of my device. The first ancestor of this comment chain is saying, that they were locked-in partly because they couldn't move media out. This contradicts you.

carterehsmith 9y ago
>> The first ancestor of this comment chain is saying, that they were locked-in partly because they couldn't move media out. This contradicts you. Sorry, you are just making things up. The first ancestor did not complain about moving media out. That is something that you invented. Btw I do not know what your purpose here is... lying... to get what? Upvotes? Are these really worth... this? Just asking.
- madez 9y ago
  They didn't state it directly, but indirectly. The exact quote is: > Since we were already locked into the Apple ecosystem (with paid apps and media), we bought iPhones. So, they are locked-in into the ecosystem partly because of media. This directly implies they can't move their media out, for else they wouldn't be locked-in. I'm not lying, and received no Upvote, still I'm responding. Actually, I think I'm risking downvotes for responding to a rather angry comment without content for the topic of the link. It's simply that you asked, so I answer.
- goldenkey 9y ago
  Yelling at commenters that they have an "upvote agenda" for being educational and informative, by giving useful advice....it seems rather crude. Please be a little more thoughtful and give others the benefit of the doubt. Even if you work for Apple's marketing department..
  - carterehsmith 9y ago
    So you say that I accuse people of having "agenda" (and, presumably, such accusations are bad), then you accuse me of having agenda. That's funny. I hope you can see how it is funny.
    - goldenkey 9y ago
      I actually specified a reason for the agenda, while you meandered about the posters' personal characteristics. Quite different. If you work for Apple, we can all understand the intrinsic bias you would have toward Apple doing something questionable or wrong. In fact, you sidestepped whether or not this is true - to do a bid for false equivalency. Do you or do you not work for Apple? Feel free to drop the mic and not reply if you cannot by the bounds of your contract.