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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by wayneftw on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:21AM (#27254511)
> The popularity of the latter might suggest that quite a few people are reasonably happy with the status quo.

People haven't thought it through at all. If they've even considered this aspect of it, I'd be surprised.

iPhone popularity is due to a mix of very good engineering, presentation, marketing and network effects.

Smartphones are also very, very new for people. Give them time and they'll rebel against a single point of control sooner or later.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by MomoXenosaga on Sunday May 23, 2021 @12:36PM (#27256352)
Android already has the majority of the market. Apple is, perhaps deliberately, pricing themselves out of the emerging markets in Africa and Asia.

It's the reason why I don't even really give a toss: there's nothing on iOS that you can't get on Android.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by lanstin on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:07PM (#27256612)
Except a lower chance of trouble if you down load an app without some security assessment of it.
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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by wayneftw on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:29PM (#27259933)
> Android already has the majority of the market.

Not in the US market where iPhones have the great majority and where this trial is taking place.

There are also definitely iOS exclusives.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by cygx on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:30AM (#27254547)
> Give them time and they'll rebel against a single point of control sooner or later.

Who knows. Gaming consoles have had a decent run, but of course that may not be that good a precedent as they've not evolved into general-purpose computing devices to the same degree that phones have...

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by pseudo0 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @09:08AM (#27254761)
The customers who don't like the console system can game on a PC. It's not a perfect substitute, but it's pretty close. Is there any real equivalent that offers more user control for smartphones though? Stock Android is a bit less restrictive, but still pretty bad, and custom ROMs are extremely niche.
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