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'For too long, Apple has operated a walled garden around its products': The EU forces Apple to open its closed system to third parties (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] dan@upvote.au 13 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I want it locked down. I want it immutable. I want it matching every other device so im not fingerprinted.

That's totally fine... But it should be optional, so that people who want to take full advantage of their device (instead of being restricted) can do so.

I save money by holding an iPhone for 6 years, versus 3 years with an Android phone

There's no reason you couldn't hold an Android phone for just as long. Samsung and Google both offer 7 years of security updates.

[+] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world -11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

We can agree to disagree. I don't think apple devices should be opened up at all. If you want an opened up device, look for a different manufacturer.

[–] dan@upvote.au 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What's the disadvantage of being able to open it up? That's the part I don't quite understand. It could be disabled by default and require the user to enable an "expert" or "full featured" mode, or something like that.

I think we're going to eventually reach a point where the European iPhone is far superior to and more innovative than the American one, just because of the fact that you can do a lot more with it. Apple's software will have to compete on merit, not just win by default because it's the only choice available on the device.

I'm actually curious as to if it determines EU vs US based on where you buy the phone, based on country for the account, or based on something else entirely.

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