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Re: you not liking Apple—ok, don't buy their products. The nice thing about the free market is that there are alternatives to choose from. I don't feel strongly

Re: you not liking Apple—ok, don't buy their products. The nice thing about the free market is that there are alternatives to choose from. I don't feel strongly about the lightning port, but it's worth pointing out that it exists because it predates USB-C by multiple years. > In the case of a phone, their product is actually dangerous without a standard connector in a way the US focuses on more than any other nation AFAIK. A 911-call ability risk. This is a real stretch. In that case, should the federal government also make it illegal to not carry a phone?

yakak 4y ago
> The nice thing about the free market is that there are alternatives to choose from. That's the nice thing about a free market with perfect trust busting. You are trying to make me choose a large tech to like just so I can buy a phone with everything they choose for me to maximize their benefit. > This is a real stretch. The US made this stretch over and over, i.e. on IP phones that didn't want to support 911. In a way they are right, any reductions in quality or expectations in availability would quickly go from a niche problem to few people still having a landline with 911 service. Having no phone is fine because you don't expect to have it be your way to call 911, iphone owners often think they planned correctly but can't make any calls once their battery dies.
- binarynate 4y ago
  Nobody said you have to choose big tech. It's 2022, there are thousands of smartphone options to choose from. You can buy a variety of Linux based phones if that's something you'd prefer. > Having no phone is fine because you don't expect to have it be your way to call 911, iphone owners often think they planned correctly but can't make any calls once their battery dies. People know they can't make calls if their phone battery dies.

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Re: you not liking Apple—ok, don't buy their products. The nice thing about the free market is that there are alternatives to choose from. I don't feel strongly

by binarynate 4y ago

yakak 4y ago
> The nice thing about the free market is that there are alternatives to choose from. That's the nice thing about a free market with perfect trust busting. You are trying to make me choose a large tech to like just so I can buy a phone with everything they choose for me to maximize their benefit. > This is a real stretch. The US made this stretch over and over, i.e. on IP phones that didn't want to support 911. In a way they are right, any reductions in quality or expectations in availability would quickly go from a niche problem to few people still having a landline with 911 service. Having no phone is fine because you don't expect to have it be your way to call 911, iphone owners often think they planned correctly but can't make any calls once their battery dies.
- binarynate 4y ago
  Nobody said you have to choose big tech. It's 2022, there are thousands of smartphone options to choose from. You can buy a variety of Linux based phones if that's something you'd prefer. > Having no phone is fine because you don't expect to have it be your way to call 911, iphone owners often think they planned correctly but can't make any calls once their battery dies. People know they can't make calls if their phone battery dies.