iPhone 6 and Android value

Re:iPhone 6 and Android value by mark_l_watson on Thursday September 11, 2014 @05:32PM (#8305268)

I used to feel that way. However, now that I am mostly retired, owning both iOS and Android devices does not seem necessary, and giving up some freedoms and jumping with both feet into Apple's little walled garden seems like a reasonable decision. I am almost certain to trade in my beautiful Samsung phone for an iPhone 6+. I have been running the beta of Yosemite for a long while and the new iOS 8 integrations with OS X, look good. I feel like making my life simpler.

I almost went in the opposite direction. I have been a Linux fan since 1992, and I still have several Linux servers I use for hosting my web apps. I thought of getting a FSF 'free' style phone, etc. and have fun with that.

But, I feel like a simpler life style now and I am willing to give up flexibility and, I hate admitting, some FSF style freedoms. #sellout

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Re:iPhone 6 and Android value by Nerdfest on Saturday September 13, 2014 @11:37AM (#8312649)

That 'simpler lifestyle' only works until they force something that you can't abide by, and by that point it's too late. Personally I can't even tolerate that there's only one hardware manufacturer and one source of software. That never ends well for consumers.

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Re:iPhone 6 and Android value by mark_l_watson on Saturday September 13, 2014 @11:51AM (#8312691)

I feel like I am not really trapping myself in the Apple ecosystem because the things that I use (web browser, emacs, IDEs for Java, Clojure, Ruby) are available on Linux. I just don't use my Linux laptop very much since the Apple experience is more polished.

I do agree with your comment in general. That is, for non-tech computer users, moving off Apple's platforms would be difficult after years of use.

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