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I was completely aware of the software limitations of my iPhone before I bought it yet I did. What you want already exists and it's called Android.

• jedberg 6y ago
  Android doesn't fit my needs. It doesn't integrate with my laptop and my watch. The hardware isn't as good. The privacy isn't as good. That would be like telling me that if I don't like the Honda Accord I can buy a pickup truck. They are different things and are not substitutes for each other. Android is not a substitute for iOS.
  • notsureaboutpg 6y ago
    Android is a substitute for iOS. Just because it doesn't integrate with X Y and Z or doesn't have as good hardware doesn't mean it is not a substitute. Substitutes don't have to be exactly the same. Androids integrate with different laptops and watches, they have worse hardware but better software (Tasker, etc.) I don't agree with people saying "if you don't like Apple use Android" because it's sidestepping the main issue, that for Apple to sell you a device and then disallow you from utilizing it to such a degree is wrong and we should discourage such practices whenever and wherever we can.
  • xvector 6y ago
    > Android is not a substitute for iOS. Regardless they compete in the same market, and Android dominates. You have a choice, and Apple is not a monopoly. Just because Apple doesn't make the product you want doesn't give you the right to compel them to do so.
    • ac29 6y ago
      Just because Apple doesn't have a monopoly in smartphone hardware doesn't mean they don't have a monopoly in iPhone software distribution.