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> I have purchased zero items for use on my phone from places outside the App Store. I am very happy with this. Because you cannot install anything on your iO

> I have purchased zero items for use on my phone from places outside the App Store. I am very happy with this. Because you cannot install anything on your iOS/iPadOS device from anywhere else. I absolutely hate App Store and their stupid policies, I hate that I have an iPad Pro on which I cannot install everything I want because of their idiotic policies, on a device I paid more than 1000 EUR. I cannot wait till EU will force them to allow competing app stores on iOS/iPadOS

gjsman-1000 5y ago
"on a device I paid more than 1000 EUR" Then why did you pay for it? Buy a Galaxy Tab. They've got similarly-priced high-end models with OLED screens and an App Store model you like. Not every product has to be designed for your wishes and needs. That's what competition is for.
- openknot 5y ago
  I used to own a Galaxy Tab S3, and it became horribly slow (a Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus released just the next year in 2018 was faster) after barely more than two years of use. This isn't an isolated case, as there are threads on Reddit documenting slowdowns (with more recent models) due to software updates [0][1]. In contrast, users report the iPad reliably lasting at least 5 years without noticeable slowdowns [2]. There are surprisingly few other Android tablet alternatives aimed to compete with the iPad (especially the iPad Pro). This makes the iPad the only option for a high-end tablet that lasts years without upgrades. There are also other benefits of the iPad (e.g. better stylus with the Pencil, better variety of apps in the App Store, less buggy apps from the App Store), but these can be considered as reasonable tradeoffs in favour of an Android tablet (no walled garden). However, I personally don't believe that the short lifespan of the Galaxy Tabs make them a reasonable competitor to the iPads. [0] https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/mzwzew/s5e_slow_after_android_11_update/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/mzwzew/s5e_slow_... [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/od1f4v/galaxy_tab_s7_slow/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/od1f4v/galaxy_ta... [2] https://old.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/m4013a/how_long_do_ipads_usually_last/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/m4013a/how_long_do_ip...
  - pbronez 5y ago
    It's hard to argue with Apple's specific design choices (locked down App Store) while also complaining that the competitor's device fails to deliver the same quality and experience. Apple's design choices around stuff like the app store are part of the package they use to deliver that superior experience. That's the tradeoff. IMHO, the solution is iOS on mobile, Windows on desktop and Linux on the server.
    - theshrike79 5y ago
      The old adage goes: macOS for work, windows for games, linux for servers :)

gjsman-1000 5y ago

"on a device I paid more than 1000 EUR" Then why did you pay for it? Buy a Galaxy Tab. They've got similarly-priced high-end models with OLED screens and an App Store model you like. Not every product has to be designed for your wishes and needs. That's what competition is for.

openknot 5y ago
I used to own a Galaxy Tab S3, and it became horribly slow (a Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus released just the next year in 2018 was faster) after barely more than two years of use. This isn't an isolated case, as there are threads on Reddit documenting slowdowns (with more recent models) due to software updates [0][1]. In contrast, users report the iPad reliably lasting at least 5 years without noticeable slowdowns [2]. There are surprisingly few other Android tablet alternatives aimed to compete with the iPad (especially the iPad Pro). This makes the iPad the only option for a high-end tablet that lasts years without upgrades. There are also other benefits of the iPad (e.g. better stylus with the Pencil, better variety of apps in the App Store, less buggy apps from the App Store), but these can be considered as reasonable tradeoffs in favour of an Android tablet (no walled garden). However, I personally don't believe that the short lifespan of the Galaxy Tabs make them a reasonable competitor to the iPads. [0] https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/mzwzew/s5e_slow_after_android_11_update/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/mzwzew/s5e_slow_... [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/od1f4v/galaxy_tab_s7_slow/ https://old.reddit.com/r/GalaxyTab/comments/od1f4v/galaxy_ta... [2] https://old.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/m4013a/how_long_do_ipads_usually_last/ https://old.reddit.com/r/ipad/comments/m4013a/how_long_do_ip...
- pbronez 5y ago
  It's hard to argue with Apple's specific design choices (locked down App Store) while also complaining that the competitor's device fails to deliver the same quality and experience. Apple's design choices around stuff like the app store are part of the package they use to deliver that superior experience. That's the tradeoff. IMHO, the solution is iOS on mobile, Windows on desktop and Linux on the server.
  - theshrike79 5y ago
    The old adage goes: macOS for work, windows for games, linux for servers :)