Ti be clear the point was: if my Android phone breaks or is stolen and I am on the other side of the World I can enter any store buy a 50$ replacement, put the

Ti be clear the point was: if my Android phone breaks or is stolen and I am on the other side of the World I can enter any store buy a 50$ replacement, put the SIM in, sync my contacts and call back home With Apple phones that's not possible If you develop Apple apps you need Apple HW, another hidden tax to be paid to be part of the ecosystem I think a company shouldn't be allowed to sell billions of devices that people rely on for daily activities, but that owners cannot control Even if life can go on without smartphones Life can also go on without refrigerators or washing machines, but if you buy one vendors don't lock customers in