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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by oarsinsync on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @01:16AM (#38610178)
The problem is that after a decade, my choices are to continue to spend money at Apple, or spend even more money and time to leave Apple, go somewhere else, and buy all the apps I already own, all over again.

When I first started, I used to think of Apple as the best option available to me. Now I think about it as the least bad option. The cost of leaving involves so much time and money, that it’s not a realistic option.

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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by badwolf on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @12:21PM (#38615253)
That's... life.

DVDs come out. Now I have to rebuy all my VHS movies on another platform...

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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @01:24PM (#38616207)
No you don't, you can buy a VHS player and keep using it without throwing out your TV. Or buy a combined DVD/VHS player. The only reason to buy DVDs is because the quality is better. You're getting additional value for your purchase, beyond the artificial restrictions of a mega corporation.
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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by oarsinsync on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @05:54PM (#38635364)
Hilariously, I did replace all my VHS with DVDs. I didn’t make that mistake a third time with blurays.
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