Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devices than Apple from iOS

Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by babypuncher on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @06:29PM (#26641361)

Not allowing Flash on the iPhone is probably the best thing Apple ever did

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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by echelon on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @06:33PM (#26641403)

Destroying an open, low barrier to entry animation and application platform that was used by teenagers to develop and share interactive content?

Destroying a way to deliver native-like, cross-platform applications without an app store was good?

Jobs did it for control. He didn't want interop between Android and iPhone, and he didn't want any web browser with enough flexibility to do anything sophisticated.

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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by babypuncher on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @07:35PM (#26641871)

Flash was a dumpster fire of bad performance and security vulnerabilities. It was also a wholly proprietary platform that did great harm to the openness of the web during it's reign. It was only marginally less problematic than ActiveX.

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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by notriddle on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @06:54PM (#26641537)

Android had Flash. It stank, and the blame for its stinkiness lies entirely on Adobe.

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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by echelon on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @02:08PM (#26650805)

Better than the neck brace we wear around our throats today.

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Re:Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devi... by babypuncher on Friday April 02, 2021 @09:22PM (#26677636)

Better than 100% open web standards? What do you think Flash got replaced by that warrants being called a "neck brace"?

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