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So far, only iOS can run on iDevices, which means if you want to use Apple hardware you have to use iOS.
by ladberg 7y ago
So far, only iOS can run on iDevices, which means if you want to use Apple hardware you have to use iOS.
- jimmaswell 7y agoI hardly see any compelling reason to stick to Apple hardware.
- 14 7y agoWell it appears Apple are really working towards user privacy as their main sell where android is locked in with Google Play services so though I do not personally have a preference I do know why some people choose Apple devices.
- jimmaswell 7y agoYou can disable Google Play Services on a rooted Android. Besides I'm pretty sure all baseband CPUs have backdoors the carriers can tap into at any time.
- icebraining 7y agoOn an iPhone (and probably a good number of Androids) the baseband is just a USB peripheral.
- Accacin 7y agoI keep hearing this argument, but if I'm buying an Android device I'm still supporting Google and Android. The thing is, I don't want to support them at all.
- vvG94KbDUtRa 7y agoApple is marketing privacy while storing encryption keys in China and becoming a services business. The more their revenue shifts away from hardware the more they'll be compelled to collect data to improve their services. There's no way around this.
- dijit 7y agoI don't even know where to start with this comment. "Storing encryption keys in china" could mean anything, it could mean having edge services with private TLS keys for instance. Which means semantically you're correct, but it doesn't mean anything. In fact I'd argue it's no different than hosting in the US or UK. The UK for example has laws that forbid you from withholding encryption keys or passwords. And there is an equivalent of the NSL (National Security Letter) which forbids you from even telling anyone that you have complied with a government or law enforcement request. So how is this relevant?
- diffeomorphism 7y agoThat would be an argument for apple software. The question above was, if you don't care about the software why would you buy apple hardware?
- saagarjha 7y agoBefore this exploit there were other Bootrom exploits that allowed for running alternative operating systems (albeit on obsolete hardware).