While this is entirely true, it’s not effectively true for the average non-technical user. Balancing control of one’s personal content in a way the average user can take advantage of is something Apple, whether benevolent or not, has been an effective champion of as of late. And I (and many others) would argue that therein lies an important distinction at iPhone scale.
Re:Sign In with Apple [video]
by givinguflac on Saturday June 08, 2019 @10:57AM
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I couldn’t agree more. It’s quite easy for more technically adept users to forget how scary and daunting something like custom rom installs can be. Just because something is technically feasible, doesn’t mean it’s accessible to many or even most users.
Re:Sign In with Apple [video]
by bongobongo on Saturday June 08, 2019 @06:19PM
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Wow cool
Absolutely. I have hundreds of different independent ROMs to choose from many of which are completely FOSS. I get to add or remove any app I want and don't even have Google Play services installed.
The only software I don't control on the device are the proprietary drivers and boot loader. But that's no different from my Linux desktop.