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Re:The war between Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple by nickrio on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @09:50AM (#14910510)
But, let's face it, we're surrounded by garden walls now days.

Take phone as example: You almost only have two main options for a smart phone OS here: iOS (+ Apple) and Android (+ Google).

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Re:The war between Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple by Nerdfest on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @09:56AM (#14910563)
Android can be used without any connection to Google at all. You have a more limited choice of software (using F-Droid, etc), but it's quite easy to do.
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Re:The war between Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple by mattferderer on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @12:06PM (#14911705)
I'm stuck on an iPhone because someone else pays for it. I haven't ever cared to look at the background data being used but I would say on the app side I rarely use a stock Apple app.
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