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Apples selling point is that they decide what should be running on your phone. From the various app store monopolization threads, people like that apple control

by 8note 5y ago

Apples selling point is that they decide what should be running on your phone. From the various app store monopolization threads, people like that apple controls your iphone, and wouldn't buy one if the owner controlled it.

feanaro 5y ago
On the other hand, I'm not buying an iPhone due to control issues. If I were able to fully control it, I'd probably buy one.
- TchoBeer 5y ago
  Why would you choose apple over anyone else at that point?
idle_zealot 5y ago
> people like that apple controls your iphone, and wouldn't buy one if the owner controlled it. My guess is that this applies to about as many people as the opposite “wants to control their device” stance. Which is to say approximately nobody. Most users probably don’t think about these things much if at all. They want a smartphone that runs the expected smartphone apps and has the expected smartphone features, and do not care whether or not some nerd can install and run some apps they’ve never heard of on his own device. I imagine, though, that most people would have an opinion one way or the other about phones snitching on their owners.
petra 5y ago
The iPhone is a status symbol. That's why most people buy it.
- kuratkull 5y ago
  Exactly, it's easy with phones - you can have the same phone your favorite celebrity has! Not so with almost anything else. People have just the weirdest reasons. It's also funny to me because I will never ask anything about a persons phone, laptop or other tech gadget if I recognize it from a distance (for example Apple products), but I will ask and converse about brands/devices that I have not seen much of. Not sure why people think Apple products give them any credit whatsoever.
- throwaway19937 5y ago
  Android is a low-quality platform with limited security updates, multiple app stores, preinstalled crapware, and other debris. I chose an iPhone so I wouldn't have to deal with these issues.
- Frondo 5y ago
  I bought an iphone because I want a phone that'll last five years and get security updates for at least as long. I also bought an iphone because I have a lot of confidence it won't have design flaws that break its gps (like the motorola I had) or have its ecosystem EOL'd (like the Windows phone I had, which was an incredible piece of hardware, and I loved it!) I wish the android hardware ecosystem had half the longevity you get with the cheapest iphone.

by 8note 5y ago

feanaro 5y ago

On the other hand, I'm not buying an iPhone due to control issues. If I were able to fully control it, I'd probably buy one.

TchoBeer 5y ago
Why would you choose apple over anyone else at that point?

idle_zealot 5y ago

> people like that apple controls your iphone, and wouldn't buy one if the owner controlled it. My guess is that this applies to about as many people as the opposite “wants to control their device” stance. Which is to say approximately nobody. Most users probably don’t think about these things much if at all. They want a smartphone that runs the expected smartphone apps and has the expected smartphone features, and do not care whether or not some nerd can install and run some apps they’ve never heard of on his own device. I imagine, though, that most people would have an opinion one way or the other about phones snitching on their owners.

petra 5y ago

The iPhone is a status symbol. That's why most people buy it.

kuratkull 5y ago
Exactly, it's easy with phones - you can have the same phone your favorite celebrity has! Not so with almost anything else. People have just the weirdest reasons. It's also funny to me because I will never ask anything about a persons phone, laptop or other tech gadget if I recognize it from a distance (for example Apple products), but I will ask and converse about brands/devices that I have not seen much of. Not sure why people think Apple products give them any credit whatsoever.
throwaway19937 5y ago
Android is a low-quality platform with limited security updates, multiple app stores, preinstalled crapware, and other debris. I chose an iPhone so I wouldn't have to deal with these issues.
Frondo 5y ago
I bought an iphone because I want a phone that'll last five years and get security updates for at least as long. I also bought an iphone because I have a lot of confidence it won't have design flaws that break its gps (like the motorola I had) or have its ecosystem EOL'd (like the Windows phone I had, which was an incredible piece of hardware, and I loved it!) I wish the android hardware ecosystem had half the longevity you get with the cheapest iphone.