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> Apple knows the lock-in increases the value of their devices. That’s harm - my iphone costs more. Am I harmed by Ferrari simply because their roadster can go
by lp0_on_fire 5y ago
> Apple knows the lock-in increases the value of their devices. That’s harm - my iphone costs more.
Am I harmed by Ferrari simply because their roadster can go faster than my Ford Pinto? The driver of the Ferrari gets plenty of extras that I don't in my base Ford.
- kennywinker 5y agoBad analogy. This is not a case of competing products. It’s a platform vendor using their position to push their service over competing services. It’s like if fararri sold a car that could run self-driving software from various vendors, but only allowed their in-house self-driving software to make left turns. Sorry Ford Pinto Self Driving software - no left turns! Yes the hardware is capable of it… no you can’t do it only we can.
- lp0_on_fire 5y agoiPhones and Android phones are not made by the same company. They are competing products.
- kennywinker 5y agoNow you’re just being condescending. Apple makes phones (ferraris) that can send sms messages (make left turns). They allow you to runs various messaging apps (self driving software) on your phone, but only allow their app to send sms messages (make left turns).