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Re:Why a European mobile operating system can’t challenge An... by the_other on Monday March 27, 2023 @09:24AM (#35326387)
> would you switch to a phone that didn’t have a native Gmail app? Or Twitter? TikTok? Instagram?

Yes. I don't use any of those services. Occasionally friends link me to Twitter and I read the web version. The fact it makes that experience shit with pop-ups and limited message history is actually benefit.

I sometimes use G-suite apps, but they're also better as web apps on a desktop/laptop than phone apps.

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Re:Why a European mobile operating system can’t challenge An... by benhurmarcel on Monday March 27, 2023 @05:19PM (#35332808)
> Yes. I don't use any of those services.

Same for me but that's missing the point. I don't use those particular services but I don 't have to look very far to find apps for which I wouldn't buy a phone lacking them. For me that's Spotify, Whatsapp, Google Maps, my banks, 1password, etc.

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