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The question was about your phone, not the entire market. And saying "just buy something else" isn't a great argument when there are a few massive tech companie
by manigandham 7y ago
The question was about your phone, not the entire market. And saying "just buy something else" isn't a great argument when there are a few massive tech companies controlling everything and enforcing ever more control. Apple has already shown their problematic approach with the situation in Hong Kong.
- scarface74 7y agoBut why complain about a phone that only controls 15% of the market, when 85% of phones out there run an operating system that does allow side loading. And in the particular case of the HkMap app, what functionality did you not get on the website?
- manigandham 7y agoBecause people want iOS (which has more and better apps) but with control. This is specifically about Apple controlling too much on their phones, and why that's acceptable. HKMap needs strong offline support since it's an actual map showing dangerous/important areas and people. It also used mesh networking for updates from other devices. Neither is possible on Safari. I would say that apps aren't as blocked as easily as a website either, but Apple proved that wrong which is the reason for the question on their control.