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I don't give a shit about cool, but I use Android because Apple's fascist our-way-or-no-way policies are a no-go for me. That said, I vastly prefer Android on

• simbolit 3y ago
  I think it's probably futile to argue with someone casually using "fascist", but you might be surprised that Google isn't a non-profit charity spreading joy. Quote from their Wikipedia article: "Google has had criticism over issues such as aggressive tax avoidance,[320] search neutrality, copyright, censorship of search results and content,[321] and privacy.[322][323] Other criticisms are alleged misuse and manipulation of search results, its use of other people's intellectual property, concerns that its compilation of data may violate people's privacy, and the energy consumption of its servers, as well as concerns over traditional business issues such as monopoly, restraint of trade, anti-competitive practices, and patent infringement." But yeah, they aren't 'fascist', so I guess you win.
  • flax 3y ago
    Y'know, I hesitated to use that word. I meant "authoritarian (derogatory)". I suppose "fascist" relates to a particular political movement. Withdrawn and replaced. It doesn't affect my message or opinion. I'm also not swayed by whataboutism here. I can do normal expected things on my handheld general purpose computer (like install a new browser or app from anywhere) that are simply not allowed on iOS. I'd love it if one of the many Linux phones were more usable now, but they're not.