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All fair points but let's not pretend that this is altruism. They are providing this for a reason and their business is creating outrage to sell ads. iMessage a
by snarf21 5y ago
All fair points but let's not pretend that this is altruism. They are providing this for a reason and their business is creating outrage to sell ads. iMessage and others could do better but Apple's business is selling expensive phones and apps from an app store.
- jensensbutton 5y agoWhy do you think Apple pushes ipads for education?
- tekknik 5y agoBecause Apple has always been in education. It’s how they hook you on their products so you’ll buy them later when you’re an adult. The same reason Facebook is doing it as well as MS and a whole slew of companies you’ve never heard of. I know of one company that partnered with Sony for educational games to get PlayStations in classrooms for the same reason (from Sony’s perspective)