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Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware by pier25 on Monday January 13, 2020 @09:34AM (#22034748)
Except that you pay a hefty price for that privilege. In my country people live an entire month for less than what an iPhone costs.

I'd probably buy an iPhone if it cost like $300 and didn't have all the bells and whistles. Not because I can't afford one. I just can't see myself spending $1000 on a device where the main use case is communication via WhatsApp.

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Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware by gruez on Monday January 13, 2020 @10:18AM (#22035122)
>I'd probably buy an iPhone if it cost like $300 and didn't have all the bells and whistles.

The iPhone SE came out at $400, and dropped to less than $200 (locked) a couple of years ago.

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Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware by thiagomgd on Monday January 13, 2020 @02:17PM (#22037573)
You assuming US, right? In Brazil it can be 2 months salary if you are starting your career, more if you earn minimum wage.
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Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware by pier25 on Monday January 13, 2020 @10:23AM (#22035168)
I doubt it was as cheap here in Mexico.

Currently the cheapest iPhone here is the iPhone 8 4.7'' and it costs about $550 USD.

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