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Steve Jobs pointed this out along time ago. No one cares about the hardware. Nice hardware is nice but what we care about is the software. Previously, we would

Steve Jobs pointed this out along time ago. No one cares about the hardware. Nice hardware is nice but what we care about is the software. Previously, we would switch from Nokia to Sony we would lose our ringtones, our games, our apps, our photos, etc. When each phone operator had their own operating system, it was honestly terrible. And honestly, shoehorning privacy into a conversation about choices in phones is a poor show. Feel ashamed.

ocdtrekkie 4y ago
Privacy is the top concern I have with phones. The fact that 80% of them globally are compromised by default is a huge deal. Nobody informed should be rolling with Android, anywhere, and yet here we are. Also, I care about hardware... when it matters. Sell me a keyboard slider, the DROID 4 was the last compelling reason to care about hardware and we've all been bored senseless since.
- that_guy_iain 4y ago
  If privacy is a top concern why are you walking around with a tracking device. Even without Google. It's literally a tracking device.
  - ocdtrekkie 4y ago
    This is a defeatist justification for using Android that fails to account for the fact that neither Apple nor anyone whose app is on my phone knows where it is right now. My cell carrier has a non-precise idea of where it is, but may not be able to tie it conclusively to my identity.
    - that_guy_iain 4y ago
      Your cell carrier will be able to pinpoint your location very accurately in a urban location. If you look at people getting convicted of various crimes you'll see the location data they're able to extract from the phone number. Also, they will almost certainly be able to tie it to your identity even on a burner phone by who you contact. If you have a contract then obivously they will tie it. If you have a pay as you go and make payments via non cash methods then that will be tied. Cash payments and the location you made them from will help conclusively tie it to your identity with a half decent amount of work. You are able to disable gps hardware on some Android phones. But as previously noted, no matter who your phone manufacturer is, it is a tracking device.

ocdtrekkie 4y ago

Privacy is the top concern I have with phones. The fact that 80% of them globally are compromised by default is a huge deal. Nobody informed should be rolling with Android, anywhere, and yet here we are. Also, I care about hardware... when it matters. Sell me a keyboard slider, the DROID 4 was the last compelling reason to care about hardware and we've all been bored senseless since.

that_guy_iain 4y ago
If privacy is a top concern why are you walking around with a tracking device. Even without Google. It's literally a tracking device.
- ocdtrekkie 4y ago
  This is a defeatist justification for using Android that fails to account for the fact that neither Apple nor anyone whose app is on my phone knows where it is right now. My cell carrier has a non-precise idea of where it is, but may not be able to tie it conclusively to my identity.
  - that_guy_iain 4y ago
    Your cell carrier will be able to pinpoint your location very accurately in a urban location. If you look at people getting convicted of various crimes you'll see the location data they're able to extract from the phone number. Also, they will almost certainly be able to tie it to your identity even on a burner phone by who you contact. If you have a contract then obivously they will tie it. If you have a pay as you go and make payments via non cash methods then that will be tied. Cash payments and the location you made them from will help conclusively tie it to your identity with a half decent amount of work. You are able to disable gps hardware on some Android phones. But as previously noted, no matter who your phone manufacturer is, it is a tracking device.