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filister@lemmy.world 1 year agoOkay, since you seem to still insist that I don’t know what I am talking about:
Apple apps are incompatible with any other OS apart from Apple’s one.
Batterygate, when they started slowing down devices with degraded batteries
Not replaceable batteries on their devices.
Not replaceable SSD, RAM, etc. in their devices, everything is soldered.
Lightning cable: “According to AppleInsider’s rough calculations, the “Apple tax” (MFi certification + chip + cut) on a Lightning cable can account for half of the price of the cable. According to media estimates, Apple makes $5 billion a year by selling Lightning cables and MFi certificates.”
MagSafe is another example of proprietary standard, that’s not open to the public.
You cannot change the default browser or maps applications in iOS.
You can also check youtu.be/RIFQC8iA65k?si=T8ZAumHF29gZF0wc and maybe google Louis Rosmann
iPhones till today are not able to play MPEG-DASH or decrypt any other than AES & Fairplay encryption, which by the way belongs to Apple and surprise surprise is not free. Dash on the other hand can work with different encryptions, work on pretty much every device other than Apple and is more ubiquitous.
Heck up until recently they were not allowing their scientists to publish their research papers.
Spotify is suing Apple, because they are subject of the 30% tax, while Apple music is exempt, giving them an illegal advantage.
Did you know that in order to write apps targeting iOS you need to use MacOS, so it is not possible to do it on Linux or Windows.
Do you remember who started the smartphone patent wars as well?
Is this enough to prove how ignorant I am and technology illiterate or do you want more?
So yeah, I dare say I know a thing or two about Apple.
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KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Name an OS this is not true of.
The alternative being the phones literally turning off and not turning on because the batteries could not support the device at full power.
The problem with this wasn’t the actual slowing down of phones, it was that this was a stealth update that was neither optional, nor was the user informed.
They are actually fairly easily replaced. I assume you mean “easily removable without tools” to which I’d point out that while I agree it’s kinda shit, it’s also pretty unnecessary. If you want more battery power, bring a battery bank.
While I can agree that this is an issue of repairability, this also how 99% of the market works.
One of the main arguments that makes sense to go against lightning. And while I am happy, for the most part, that usb c is coming, there are many points you’re ignoring with that selective quote.
Main one being that Apple footed the bill to develop lightning, which again is a much better connector than what was available prior to usb c coming to market.
That said, they really should have phased it out in favor of usb c.
I don’t see a problem with this. Where else do you want it?
This is not true. Hell, you can uninstall Apple Maps.
I’m well aware of Louis, and the right to repair movement. I also agree with the vast majority of legitimate issues with Apple.
I keep telling you that my issue is you talking about non-issues. I’ve never claimed Apple is good.
This is a decent complaint. I wasn’t aware of this actually, and the fact that Mac supports (or did at one time) it for Netflix and nothing else is telling.
Isn’t this normal for the industry?
<.<
How exactly does one charge themselves a 30% tax?
“Apple, you owe Apple 1 kajillion dollars.”
“Oh okay, here’s a check from Apples bank account. Be sure to cash it into Apples bank account!”
Yes, well aware. Did you know you can install MacOS on a windows PC, within a VM?
I don’t think this question is the one you meant to ask. 🤭
Eldritch@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not the person you’ve been replying to. However it’s not true of most any other major OS. There are always outliers. But there’s plenty of software that can be compiled to run on any major OS. As long as it wasn’t written by Apple. Windows apps can run under Linux. Linux apps can run under Windows. Android apps can run under both. And both with a bit of work can function in android. That’s not even mentioning BSD. Whose shoulders apple is standing on while giving next to nothing back.
Now that isn’t to say that all that is possible because the makers of all those systems are working together. Far from. Microsoft has done next to nothing themselves to facilitate their software to run elsewhere. And someday perhaps apple software might enjoy the same ability. However that does not detract from the fact that Apple currently is acting in the worst ways Microsoft used to act. And are working to build an impenetrable user hostile Walled Garden.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I suppose I can agree with that, but as you said that has nothing to do with the companies themselves, and more to do with third party communities working towards intercompatibility. I wouldn’t really count that as a point against Apple, nor a point for any of the other OSs.
I will, however, admit that Linux distros tend to be cross compatible, but that’s more because they haven’t diverged “enough” from core Linux.
Though what I really meant by that, was that you can’t take a compiled executable from one OS and move it onto another, and have it work without some sort of compatibility layer.
Eldritch@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Apple is actively trying to stop interoperability. Hardware and software with no valid justification. They’ve become worse than the monsters people once perceived them to stand against. The company has built some decent hardware and software. None of that justifies their behavior.
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