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The thread is about stopping Apple and people being forced to buy Android.
by zepto 6y ago
The thread is about stopping Apple and people being forced to buy Android.
- fsflover 6y agoExactly, and I said that we have more than just two choices, i.e., stopping Apple does not force you to buy Android.
- zepto 6y agoYes, but it does force people not to buy what they want. Adding another alternative doesn’t change that.
- fsflover 6y agoIf you want Apple then an alternative will indeed not help you. If you don't want Android then the alternative provides an opportunity not to be forced into Android.
- zepto 6y agoSure, but as I said, that’s not what this thread was about.
- fsflover 6y agoI disagree. The original quote: "I really don't want to be forced to buy an Android phone". One can interpret it in a way that the person does not want to be forced into Android as the only alternative to Apple. In this case, my comment should be helpful.
- zepto 6y agoYou edited out the first sentence which read: “Please don’t stop them.”
- fsflover 6y agoDoes this sentence change the meaning? The OP did not say they wanted Apple. They said they didn't want to be forced into Android. Of course, without Apple, in the absence of any other alternatives, you are forced into Android.
- zepto 6y agoYes it does. Clearly the OP wanted Apple, since otherwise they wouldn’t have made reference to ‘stopping Apple’ affecting them. If they didn’t want Apple, they wouldn’t care if Apple was stopped.
- fsflover 6y agoNo, it doesn't. The OP never said they wanted Apple. But without Apple you are forced into Android (because there's no other obvious choice) and this seems to be the problem.
- zepto 6y agoIn this explanation, you have neglected the meaning of the statement: “Please don’t stop them”. Why would they care about Apple being stopped if they didn’t want Apple? For your explanation to make sense you need to account for the meaning of both sentences of the paragraph the OP wrote.
- fsflover 6y ago> Why would they care about Apple being stopped if they didn’t want Apple? Because without Apple you only have Android.
- zepto 6y agoSure, but if they didn’t want Apple this would be irrelevant. If you don’t want Apple, you only have Android regardless of whether Apple is stopped or not. That sentence is relevant to the meaning of the paragraph, and implies that they do want Apple.