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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by Topfi on Thursday March 21, 2024 @02:37PM (#39782618)
Ok, that is fair and there can be a difference in opinion between making such choices more based on subjective opinion and personal feeling vs. basing that mainly on evidence and I do not want to dismiss the former. I understand that the convenience and peace of mind of a solution one trusts have value, and I do not discount those facts, even if I take a different approach to this situation, digging into White papers and whatnot, partly for enjoyment and personal interest. I can even recommend the Apple Platform Security Guide [0]. It's quite a good read, actually.

But no one would force you or anyone else to leave that Apple ecosystem you hold in high regard. There would simply be more opportunity for alternatives that, if they are well implemented, may even provide such a robust product for such a long time that even devoting little energy to the decision on security grounds may make it more appealing than Apples. Or maybe some feature, such as the one I described for accessing banking institutions after office hours, might make such an impact on your situation, that you become more open to those additional choices. And if not, again, you may stick with Apple all the same.

[0] https://help.apple.com/pdf/security/en_US/apple-platform-sec...

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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by pbourke on Thursday March 21, 2024 @03:42PM (#39783442)
> But no one would force you or anyone else to leave that Apple ecosystem you hold in high regard. There would simply be more opportunity for alternatives

“Opportunity for alternatives” is not free. There will be a trade off to enabling it, and my perception is that it’ll negatively affect those who are happy with the status quo.

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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by smoldesu on Thursday March 21, 2024 @05:10PM (#39784449)
If the current trade-off is considered anticompetitive, there may be enough incentive to create a new model. Bell telephone offered free long distance calls on their network, the happiness of their customers didn't protect them when regulators started questioning how competitive Bell's strategy was.

Maybe it will negatively affect those who are happy with the status quo. That has no bearing on the righteousness of a person or company's actions, especially if they're in a position to deny competitors market access.

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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by danielmarkbruce on Thursday March 21, 2024 @05:31PM (#39784651)
It has bearing on whether a case should be brought. The goal of antitrust legislation in the US has been largely to protect consumers. It's slightly more gray than that, but by and large that's the goal.
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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by danielmarkbruce on Thursday March 21, 2024 @03:49PM (#39783528)
With respect, this second part is so dependent on "well implemented" and a party acting in good faith (ie not being a scam) that it's basically a worthless argument.
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