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>settings persistence on Android is just not present As opposed to Apple quietly changing airdrop behavior based on what opinions the CCP has on freedom of spe

>settings persistence on Android is just not present As opposed to Apple quietly changing airdrop behavior based on what opinions the CCP has on freedom of speech? I get why you like Apple and voluntarily submit yourself and all your private data to the comfort of the JustWorks (TM) ecosystem, but after their whole "we're gonna keep scanning pics on your device (actually our device) for CP", there's no way I'm trading my freedom and privacy for the sake of a little bit of comfort Apple's ecosystem offers. Also, If Apple would open up their OS/ecosystem more, it means other SW vendors could offer the same quality of life of Apple's own apps, such as easy backups, photos and music, etc. but since Apple has everything locked down in their favor, of course only their apps work the best on iOS and alternative are always second class. Microsoft was sued for this in the past for monopolizing certain app segments by shipping them as default with Windows (Internet Explorer, Media Player, etc). In the end, I trust no billion dollar publicly listed mega-corp to own my data and lease it back to me for a monthly fee, as they're beholden to their shareholders who demand constant revenue growth, and once they capture the majority market share (they already have in the US) and the users are locked in to their comfy ecosystem, there's nothing stopping them from selling users out to advertisers to generate the revenue growth demanded by the shareholders. What are their users gonna do, leave the ecosystem and 10+ years of purchases and backups behind and move to Android lol? Not being part of "The Ecosystem (TM)" in the first place, means I'm free to walk away to a competitor whenever I sense the vendor is shifting its behavior in ways that are not in my best interest, at the cost of more time and effort to manage my services individually. Basically don't put all your eggs in one basket should be the possibility on mobile devices.

bigfudge 4y ago
I think the “too many eggs in one basket” is really the only thing that persuades me. I don’t care that random developers have to workaround annoying restrictions and pay 30% to apple because it means it does just work and I don’t have to think — no one is trying to persuade me to do anything non Standard because there is no wiggle room. That’s a good thing. But it is a risk — I don’t like what apple is doing in China, and we are not that far away from that in the us and uk. If apple does start behaving poorly here I will be SOOL.
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  > I don’t care that random developers have to workaround annoying restrictions and pay 30% to apple because it means it does just work and I don’t have to think — no one is trying to persuade me to do anything non Standard because there is no wiggle room. That’s a good thing. Remember this in 10 years or so when Apple will do things you won't like and you'll have no way out. I've bookmarked your comment to have it handy in a few years when people are gonna start complaining once Apple acts against their interests. Remember, you (plural) voluntarily asked for this. "Lock me down Apple, I love it."
  - RavingGoat 4y ago
    But I do have a way out, android.
  - bigfudge 4y ago
    Im returning to this late but I think the comment is disingenuous. My post made it clear that this is an uneasy compromise. I’m not sure what the solution is, but -a the moment- apple seems more aligned with my interests than google or the myriad of fraudsters who would love to abuse an open platform. I’ll be interested to return to this conversation in 10 years because as a priviledged, not-politically-radical (or at least not activist) person my hunch is that apple will still be a reasonable home for me. What I worry about is that it won’t be so comfortable for people who want to protest, or are in the margins in some other way. I do care about this and would love another solution that worked. Similarly I’d love not to use WhatsApp/fb and avoid as far as I can, but I want to play tennis or meet friends for bike rides and there is just no way of avoiding it right now without making substantial personal sacrifices. I think the only solution long term is more regulation of large tech companies so that they act in the common good. That’s a hard problem though.

bigfudge 4y ago

I think the “too many eggs in one basket” is really the only thing that persuades me. I don’t care that random developers have to workaround annoying restrictions and pay 30% to apple because it means it does just work and I don’t have to think — no one is trying to persuade me to do anything non Standard because there is no wiggle room. That’s a good thing. But it is a risk — I don’t like what apple is doing in China, and we are not that far away from that in the us and uk. If apple does start behaving poorly here I will be SOOL.

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
> I don’t care that random developers have to workaround annoying restrictions and pay 30% to apple because it means it does just work and I don’t have to think — no one is trying to persuade me to do anything non Standard because there is no wiggle room. That’s a good thing. Remember this in 10 years or so when Apple will do things you won't like and you'll have no way out. I've bookmarked your comment to have it handy in a few years when people are gonna start complaining once Apple acts against their interests. Remember, you (plural) voluntarily asked for this. "Lock me down Apple, I love it."
- RavingGoat 4y ago
  But I do have a way out, android.
- bigfudge 4y ago
  Im returning to this late but I think the comment is disingenuous. My post made it clear that this is an uneasy compromise. I’m not sure what the solution is, but -a the moment- apple seems more aligned with my interests than google or the myriad of fraudsters who would love to abuse an open platform. I’ll be interested to return to this conversation in 10 years because as a priviledged, not-politically-radical (or at least not activist) person my hunch is that apple will still be a reasonable home for me. What I worry about is that it won’t be so comfortable for people who want to protest, or are in the margins in some other way. I do care about this and would love another solution that worked. Similarly I’d love not to use WhatsApp/fb and avoid as far as I can, but I want to play tennis or meet friends for bike rides and there is just no way of avoiding it right now without making substantial personal sacrifices. I think the only solution long term is more regulation of large tech companies so that they act in the common good. That’s a hard problem though.