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I only use Apple phones because I'm against anyone else being able to run whatever they want on my pocket computer. Apple has built a huge trust with my inform
by jachee 6y ago
I only use Apple phones because I'm against anyone else being able to run whatever they want on my pocket computer.
Apple has built a huge trust with my information, and that's impossible to find anywhere else.
- lonesword 6y agoI don't use Apple phones because I cannot afford one. I used to be a developer (in India), earned a decent salary, and at the end of 3 years I had something like 20k USD saved. If I spend 1k on an Iphone, that's 5% of my entire life savings (though I'm pretty young) for a phone. So I end up spending 200$ for an Android phone that runs for maybe 3 years and dies. That being said, the 400$ Iphone SE sounds tempting :) Even if I go beyond my comfort zone and pay $ I cannot really afford for an arguably better/durable Iphone, the psychological anxiety that comes from "I should be really careful with this phone because I cannot afford a new one/repairs" is something I would not be happy with.
- rowanG077 6y agoYou don't need Apple for that. Actually it's incredibly easy. Just don't install the software you don't want to run.
- jachee 6y agoHow do I keep software I don't want to run from shipping on the phone? How do I keep an ad company from building a profile of me from my phone?
- rowanG077 6y ago> How do I keep software I don't want to run from shipping on the phone? Buy a phone that doesn't ship that software. Or jailbreak your phone and use a custom android version. > How do I keep an ad company from building a profile of me from my phone? Run uMatrix with firefox. Actually iOS is way worse in this regard then Android. Since iOS doesn't give you ANY way to prevent this.