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There is no lock on the door of Apple's walled garden. Speaking as someone who lives quite happily inside - I have no plans on leaving. Different people like d
by ectospheno 8y ago
There is no lock on the door of Apple's walled garden. Speaking as someone who lives quite happily inside - I have no plans on leaving.
Different people like different things. You liking things that aren't Apple is no stranger than me liking things that are Apple.
- themacguffinman 8y agoThere are no locks because there are no doors, only walls. You can't seriously suggest that leaving Apple has no costs, that leaving a tightly integrated ecosystem that doesn't work well with anything else outside its walls is a low barrier to exit.
- yazaddaruvala 8y agoAfter 7 years, I switched from Android to iPhone 26 months ago. The only thing I missed was the Swipe keyboard, but then I downloaded the Google keyboard for iPhone, and I was satisfied. Today, I still use FB Messenger, Text (iMessage by accident, but I just think its Text), Gmail (+ Calendar), Spotify, Venmo, Dropbox, FB Events and a random suite of utility applications that exist on both platforms (Chess Clock, etc). My Androids were more robust and in 7 years never broke. My iPhone has broken it's screen twice. It is harder for me to chrome cast onto my roommate's TV. My iPhone is less configurable. My iPhone cost more. Next time I buy a phone, I will not have any lock-in, but I'll buy a used iPhone. No questions asked. I can't put my finger on why, but the experience with the iPhone has been that good.
- syspec 8y agowell i was not expecting that ending... Can you elaborate?