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Google is no more morally good than Apple, but at least pixels run android and are cheaper than iphones. That's basically why I have a pixel: I have no interest

Google is no more morally good than Apple, but at least pixels run android and are cheaper than iphones. That's basically why I have a pixel: I have no interest in an iphone (though I admit their cameras are outstanding)

tablespoon 5y ago
> Google is no more morally good than Apple, but at least pixels run android and are cheaper than iphones. That's basically why I have a pixel: I have no interest in an iphone (though I admit their cameras are outstanding) Honestly, the main reason I chose and prefer Android is that it's possible to side-load apps. Originally that was because I planned to develop some dumb apps for personal use and didn't want to deal with any corporate bureaucracy. I never did that, but I have no interest in losing the capability.
- jonny_eh 5y ago
  On iOS you can side-load apps that you build and sign yourself, even without the $99/year membership.
  - xena 5y ago
    And you have to re build and sign them every 7 days, as opposed to the "install the APK once and it's there forever" of Android
    - jonny_eh 5y ago
      Weird, for me it lasts a year. Maybe because my account used to subscribe?
  - tehnub 5y ago
    Isn’t it only for a few weeks or something?
- doctor_eval 5y ago
  Nothing stops you from developing and installing your own apps on your own iPhone with Xcode. AFAIK you don’t even need to pay for a developer license. You only have to pay if you want to distribute the app to others.
  - SilverRed 5y ago
    The apps become invalid after about 7 days after compiling them. So for development its fine but if you are building utilities for yourself to use, it could be an issue.
    - tablespoon 5y ago
      > The apps become invalid after about 7 days after compiling them. So for development its fine but if you are building utilities for yourself to use, it could be an issue. Exactly, they deliberately crippled the feature to make it too painful to bypass their corporate bureaucracy. It's only useful for the narrow uses that suit Apple. In no way is that ability comparable to side-loading on Android.
    - joe_guy 5y ago
      To be clear, even if you do pay up, then they still expire on each anniversary of you signing up.

tablespoon 5y ago

> Google is no more morally good than Apple, but at least pixels run android and are cheaper than iphones. That's basically why I have a pixel: I have no interest in an iphone (though I admit their cameras are outstanding) Honestly, the main reason I chose and prefer Android is that it's possible to side-load apps. Originally that was because I planned to develop some dumb apps for personal use and didn't want to deal with any corporate bureaucracy. I never did that, but I have no interest in losing the capability.

jonny_eh 5y ago
On iOS you can side-load apps that you build and sign yourself, even without the $99/year membership.
- xena 5y ago
  And you have to re build and sign them every 7 days, as opposed to the "install the APK once and it's there forever" of Android
  - jonny_eh 5y ago
    Weird, for me it lasts a year. Maybe because my account used to subscribe?
- tehnub 5y ago
  Isn’t it only for a few weeks or something?
doctor_eval 5y ago
Nothing stops you from developing and installing your own apps on your own iPhone with Xcode. AFAIK you don’t even need to pay for a developer license. You only have to pay if you want to distribute the app to others.
- SilverRed 5y ago
  The apps become invalid after about 7 days after compiling them. So for development its fine but if you are building utilities for yourself to use, it could be an issue.
  - tablespoon 5y ago
    > The apps become invalid after about 7 days after compiling them. So for development its fine but if you are building utilities for yourself to use, it could be an issue. Exactly, they deliberately crippled the feature to make it too painful to bypass their corporate bureaucracy. It's only useful for the narrow uses that suit Apple. In no way is that ability comparable to side-loading on Android.
  - joe_guy 5y ago
    To be clear, even if you do pay up, then they still expire on each anniversary of you signing up.