If they were honest, they would cite “creating the illusion of superiority via systemic exclusion”
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Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 11 months agoApple put they services on Android devices too. Just not iMessage.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they cite privacy as a reason.
SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 11 months ago
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 11 months ago
Why be honest when you can lie and say it’s for someone’s benefit?
There probably are privacy implications, which makes it a good one.
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Come on. There isn’t anything near parity with the cross platforming of apps. Apple has a few (three of them are music apps) and I believe Google puts all or nearly all their apps on iOS.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 11 months ago
When did I say there was parity? I just pointed out they do create Android apps for some of their services.
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 11 months ago
By saying “apple puts their services” it implied to me that you were suggesting that apple actually put much of its inhouse software on Android, which isn’t the case. Not in the same way that saying “Google puts its services on iOS” is accurate because a great deal of Google’s software is available on iOS.
In our conversation who is saying anything about altruism? What I said was Google releases a lot of, in my opinion, incredibly useful software for free and then pays for it by selling ads. I feel like this is incredibly obvious and for me it’s a good deal because I like Google’s free services and I’d rather see ads about things I might actually be interested in than things I’m not interested in.
Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 11 months ago
What is business model that justifies putting iMessage on Google phones, or supporting one of its competitors?
Because if there’s isn’t one, they can’t do it.
As I said, Google aren’t doing us because they’re your mate, they’re doing it to make money.
Companies are not your friend.