3 ms·
As tempting as it is to criticize Apple for being some evil empire, another highly plausible explanation is simply that their products are quite good, and peopl
by kepler1 4y ago
As tempting as it is to criticize Apple for being some evil empire, another highly plausible explanation is simply that their products are quite good, and people are willing to join the ecosystem for some inconveniences / loss of freedom. And the side point that not everyone (though it might seem here) is a 20 year old hacker demanding that they be allowed to jailbreak their phone, or insisting that all WhatsApp chats be able to integrate with iMessage as a matter of moral principle.
- pelagicAustral 4y agoI would argue that most people don't actually give a shit about 'better hardware', 'software ecosystem' or any other technicality beyond 'pictures look good'. I have friends that buy the latest maxed out iPhone version by version and they truly don't do a single more expensive action than take photos of their food and upload it to Instagram.