This might sound crazy but some people want the freedom to use their belongings ...

woleium · 2025-07-07T02:36:10 1751855770

But, sadly, as evidenced by apple’s share price, not enough people.

pjerem · 2025-07-07T05:21:36 1751865696

That’s only because there is only one alternative that is more or less equally shitty (Android) and no room for any competition whatsoever.

It’s not like people really have options to choose when it comes to choosing a smartphone.

It’s easy to have a growing share price when you are a duopoly. You don’t have to serve your users.

immibis · 2025-07-07T20:10:25 1751919025

Android may be shitty but it allows you to install an APK you downloaded from god knows where, and that's enough of a deal-making feature for me.

I also own a Linux phone, but I don't use it. Maybe one day someone will create one that's actually usable...

pjerem · 2025-07-09T07:47:32 1752047252

That was not the point of the discussion.

I could answer "iOS may be shitty but it doesn't phone home every touch and your health data stays local". I really don't want to argue abour iOs vs Android. I used both. They are both shit made to lock their users in an ecosystem that solely benefits Google or Apple. I really couldnt care more about arguing which is worse, I would just want the market to allow something better than both for me, the user.