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Why would you buy your child an iphone if you don't have one?
by mik1998 4y ago
Why would you buy your child an iphone if you don't have one?
- googlryas 4y agoBecause kids might bully you over not having a blue bubble but adults might not.
- tartrate 4y agoWhy would you buy your child an Android if you don't have one?
- pessimizer 4y agoWho suggested buying your child an android when you don't have one? When somebody asks why you drink bleach, it doesn't imply that you should drink motor oil.
- mik1998 4y agoPrice, probably. Children are often quick to break fragile things like modern phones. But honestly, in my experience every parent I know buys their kids the same phone they use in terms of the OS.
- kbelder 4y agoBecause they'll break or lose them every six months, and you can replace them for $50.
- mklepaczewski 4y agoThese phones are sometimes (always?) preloaded with ton of shady apps. I definitely don't trust my kid to read EULA's and understand dangers of agreeing to random permission pop-ups. Even if I pre-screen all apps before giving the device to my kid, each system update may install new apps and children will definitely not wait for daddy to come from work to review them.
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- TheCleric 4y agoHaving tried both, the parental controls on the iPhone are much better.
- Someone1234 4y agoThe best out there and also still a buggy mess that hasn't been improved in almost ten years. Pretty sorry state of affairs if you ask me. I've put in numerous bug reports on parental controls to Apple, I'm 0/9 on fixes.
- TheCleric 4y agoOh yeah, it's imperfect and much more a winner by default.
- Ishmaeli 4y agoI can't tell if this is sincere or a send-up, because it's literally Apple's apologetic for everything. Always blame the customer. "If your phone has bad reception, it's because you're holding it wrong. Why would you hold it like that?"
- mik1998 4y agoI don't own any Apple products and certainly wouldn't give my children any. Especially if the children are young enough that you need to use parental controls.
- bobbyi 4y agoI would buy a child a toy car, not a Toyota, even if I drove a Camry
- Someone1234 4y agoSo they're holding it wrong?
- markmark 4y agoMy kid wanted an iPhone, I prefer Android. Why is that confusing?
- mklepaczewski 4y agoWhy wouldn't I? While I'm not surprised by Apple's shennenigans, I haven't foreseen this. I can spin up servers, manage smart home, check my car's fuel through browser, surely I should be able to set daily time limit on my kid's phone through browser too.
- mrwizrd 4y agoKids can be awful. Parents who don't have the income to buy even one of the newest iThing will stretch themselves to buy one for their kid if they think it'll help them fit in.