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		mcfedr on Jan 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the Ap... I think lock-in (iMessage and such) better explains apple's growth, and an unlimited marketing budget

hedora on Jan 27, 2024 [–]

I thought that until I tried to switch back to Android, and found that there simply aren't good alternatives to the preloaded iOS software. Try replacing Notes with an E2E-encrypted alternative that supports collaborative editing, for example. I hit a half dozen things like that.

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