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The opaqueness is malicious. Apple offers a free iCloud account but no method of cleaning up space. Normal usage of a phone with all optional features disabled
by more_corn 3y ago
The opaqueness is malicious. Apple offers a free iCloud account but no method of cleaning up space. Normal usage of a phone with all optional features disabled will eventually fill up the free tier space.
The user’s options are quit the ecosystem or pay up.
Apple’s lock-in monopoly means they get to shove their customers into another monthly fee.
This is a classic example of the harm done to consumers by allowing anticompetitive practices. (The consumer has no choice but to pay)
When the US government gets off their butts and investigates Apple for antitrust, this will be one of the key findings. The fine should be some multiple of the amount of money they have illegally extracted from their customers.