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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by politelemon on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:31AM (#34705597)
Platform abuse is still not acceptable and should not be justified. For people stuck in that ecosystem the lack of choice is 100%, relativity to global traffic is irrelevant.
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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by kolinko on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @03:48AM (#34705733)
Nobody is stuck in the ecosystem. You can change the platform at any time.

And for me, I feel having more choice on iPhone compared to Android. With android I would need to limit the apps that I install because of potential security flaws.

iOS wins all the security rankings (e.g. https://nordvpn.com/blog/ios-vs-android-security/ ), and it’s closely related to its lockin model.

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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by rezonant on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @05:37AM (#34706412)
You can change phone platforms at any time you want, by buying a new phone for somewhere in the range of $500-$1000 US? And then doing what with the old phone? Selling it?
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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by selectodude on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @11:08AM (#34710053)
iPhones retain their value extremely well, so yeah, sell it.
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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by kolinko on Thursday February 09, 2023 @05:53AM (#34722176)
Yes, you can sell your iPhone and buy a similar-age Android phone with similar parameters - and you'll probably earn a few bucks on it since iPhones keep their value better.
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