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Devils advocate here but who would still use an iPhone if Google and Facebook pulled their apps? It’s all sunshine and rainbows if this ends here but if it esc

by cenal 8y ago

Devils advocate here but who would still use an iPhone if Google and Facebook pulled their apps? It’s all sunshine and rainbows if this ends here but if it escalated it would be worse for Apple than they think.

saagarjha 8y ago
I probably would, but only because I have managed to keep my reliance on Google's services to things that follow open protocols, don't use Facebook, and have far too many eggs in the "Apple" basket.
tw04 8y ago
I would, in a heartbeat. Facebook was uninstalled the moment the last round of spying was announced on android. I love maps and google music/youtube, but I could live without them, neither are deal breakers.
burlesona 8y ago
I would, because I don’t use Facebook at all and don’t care about Google’s native apps.
PascLeRasc 8y ago
Some of us already use our phones as if that's the case.
sidcool 8y ago
I know very few people would, and I would be one of them. It would be a huge respite.
beezischillin 8y ago
Well, other than YouTube, I don't use any Google apps so I would barely even notice. I don't use any Facebook apps.
isatty2 8y ago
Only thing that'd really affect me is google maps but I can make do with apple maps or using the web ui
cronix 8y ago
FB would just make their mobile web version work a bit better to get the users back. It's not like they would just sit there an allow the users to go away. They'd do whatever they can to get their golden gooses back, including just beefing up the website. FB also still works fine on mobile browsers anyway, without all of the unnecessary access to your filesystem, contacts, text messages, images/videos, cameras, microphone and everything else on it. You don't need apps to live in 2019, although a lot of people seem to think so, or at least act as though they do. Not saying you, just in general. I've gotten rid of most of my apps and just use the web version of everything. I can still bank fine, use fb, instagram, youtube and everything else. No problem. There are very few things on a phone that actually need special hardware (sensors, etc) that would actually require a native app, and most apps that do need that kind of access are mostly just gimicky wastes of time. Most, not all. Who really gives a crap about being able to make your poop emoji animate by using your face. Sure, it can be fun, but not necessary. It adds nothing to my life. Is there an app for that? Yes, but there doesn't need to be an app specifically for that. Most are just glorified websites under a different interface. yipee.
- fooker 8y ago
  >FB also still works fine on mobile browsers anyway. No, they artificially prevent it from working well. If you try to read or send a private message, it forces you to go download Messenger.
  - cronix 8y ago
    How am I able to click on "messenger" in the upper left menu of the website (2nd option down under News Feed) and able to send/view messages on my mac? I also get an instant email notification if I'm not logged in when someone messages me so I don't need notification alerts.
    - fooker 8y ago
      I was talking about phones, not a mac.
gerash 8y ago
Say what you want about FB but I can tell the vast majority of teens and young adults, in US at least, won't use a phone that doesn't have Instagram.
mrmondo 8y ago
Well I can’t speak for other people, for me and the three others in the immediate space around me that I just asked: We all stopped used Facebook some time ago as we either found it irrelevant or did not trust the company. As for google, two people in the room with me use Gmail but both just agreed they’d rather start moving away from Google (as they are an Ad and data company) but regardless - neither of those two people use the gmail / google apps on their iPhones so it wouldn’t affect them at all. I moved from gmail years ago as part of a move to distance myself from Google due to the lack of regulation on their business and the fact as the other two said - they’re an Ad company - they make money from information about you - you are literally selling out when using them. Obviously not everyone will agree with me and that’s fine, but that’s my state of play. (I work in Software / Platform Engineering & Security)
ashildr 8y ago
Most people in my bubble - me included - stopped using Facebook a while ago. Some deleted their accounts, most didn’t. A few are trying to eliminate WhatsApp.
ayoisaiah 8y ago
Most people surely would be affected by this. Especially with Facebook apps as WhatsApp and Instagram usage is huge in many places. The appeal of iPhone will go down significantly.
okmokmz 8y ago
I would. I haven't used facebook apps in years, and I would certainly survive without google apps.

by cenal 8y ago

saagarjha 8y ago

I probably would, but only because I have managed to keep my reliance on Google's services to things that follow open protocols, don't use Facebook, and have far too many eggs in the "Apple" basket.

tw04 8y ago

I would, in a heartbeat. Facebook was uninstalled the moment the last round of spying was announced on android. I love maps and google music/youtube, but I could live without them, neither are deal breakers.

burlesona 8y ago

I would, because I don’t use Facebook at all and don’t care about Google’s native apps.

PascLeRasc 8y ago

Some of us already use our phones as if that's the case.

sidcool 8y ago

I know very few people would, and I would be one of them. It would be a huge respite.

beezischillin 8y ago

Well, other than YouTube, I don't use any Google apps so I would barely even notice. I don't use any Facebook apps.

isatty2 8y ago

Only thing that'd really affect me is google maps but I can make do with apple maps or using the web ui

cronix 8y ago

FB would just make their mobile web version work a bit better to get the users back. It's not like they would just sit there an allow the users to go away. They'd do whatever they can to get their golden gooses back, including just beefing up the website. FB also still works fine on mobile browsers anyway, without all of the unnecessary access to your filesystem, contacts, text messages, images/videos, cameras, microphone and everything else on it. You don't need apps to live in 2019, although a lot of people seem to think so, or at least act as though they do. Not saying you, just in general. I've gotten rid of most of my apps and just use the web version of everything. I can still bank fine, use fb, instagram, youtube and everything else. No problem. There are very few things on a phone that actually need special hardware (sensors, etc) that would actually require a native app, and most apps that do need that kind of access are mostly just gimicky wastes of time. Most, not all. Who really gives a crap about being able to make your poop emoji animate by using your face. Sure, it can be fun, but not necessary. It adds nothing to my life. Is there an app for that? Yes, but there doesn't need to be an app specifically for that. Most are just glorified websites under a different interface. yipee.

fooker 8y ago
>FB also still works fine on mobile browsers anyway. No, they artificially prevent it from working well. If you try to read or send a private message, it forces you to go download Messenger.
- cronix 8y ago
  How am I able to click on "messenger" in the upper left menu of the website (2nd option down under News Feed) and able to send/view messages on my mac? I also get an instant email notification if I'm not logged in when someone messages me so I don't need notification alerts.
  - fooker 8y ago
    I was talking about phones, not a mac.

gerash 8y ago

Say what you want about FB but I can tell the vast majority of teens and young adults, in US at least, won't use a phone that doesn't have Instagram.

mrmondo 8y ago

Well I can’t speak for other people, for me and the three others in the immediate space around me that I just asked: We all stopped used Facebook some time ago as we either found it irrelevant or did not trust the company. As for google, two people in the room with me use Gmail but both just agreed they’d rather start moving away from Google (as they are an Ad and data company) but regardless - neither of those two people use the gmail / google apps on their iPhones so it wouldn’t affect them at all. I moved from gmail years ago as part of a move to distance myself from Google due to the lack of regulation on their business and the fact as the other two said - they’re an Ad company - they make money from information about you - you are literally selling out when using them. Obviously not everyone will agree with me and that’s fine, but that’s my state of play. (I work in Software / Platform Engineering & Security)

ashildr 8y ago

Most people in my bubble - me included - stopped using Facebook a while ago. Some deleted their accounts, most didn’t. A few are trying to eliminate WhatsApp.

ayoisaiah 8y ago

Most people surely would be affected by this. Especially with Facebook apps as WhatsApp and Instagram usage is huge in many places. The appeal of iPhone will go down significantly.

okmokmz 8y ago

I would. I haven't used facebook apps in years, and I would certainly survive without google apps.