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> A significant % of people who buy iPhones are not able to make a truly informed decision about this at the time I mean the devices change year to year but ar
by tehwebguy 4y ago
> A significant % of people who buy iPhones are not able to make a truly informed decision about this at the time
I mean the devices change year to year but are people seriously finding themselves surprised by what iPhone can do but Android can't or vice versa?
If we were talking about a college tuition loan or a mortgage then yeah I'd say `not able to make a truly informed decision about this at the time` but this is like the lowest stakes decision possible no?
> It's not cheap to swap ecosystems
Is that true? Seems like there is always a nearly free phone deal out there and your network will probably migrate everything for you anyway.
- saurik 4y agoFWIW, in my case, I would also lose access to all of the books, music, movies, and--very notably--apps that I have purchased over the years.
- scarface74 4y agoMusic you purchased has been DRM free since 2008. Most of the studios participate in MoviesAnywhere meaning a movie purchased on iTunes automatically shows up in your Amazon, Google, Vudu, etc library. How many apps that you purchased that have an Android equivalent aren’t based on cross platform subscriptions?
- kevingadd 4y agoWalled garden policies make full migration not possible, at least for free. Things like your music library, ebooks, in-app currency, etc are often not allowed to move. If I were to move to iPhone now, I'd have to spend at least a hundred bucks finding and buying alternative apps.
- pessimizer 4y ago> If we were talking about a college tuition loan or a mortgage Why are you giving examples where all of the terms are explained completely, up front, by law?