Okay, this is not an iPhone vs Android Phone debate. I respect your right to choose whichever platform that you want.

I mean, iPhone seems so antithetical with the idea of freedom. You have to connect it to a server to even use it, all apps have to go through a centralized server, no option to install whatever apps you want, which means, you literally cannot have any third-party apps without an online account.

Most of my fellow americans seems to love the idea of freedom so much, yet just buy into a closed ecosystem with no freedom? 🤔

Like almost 60% of Americans use iPhone, kinda weird to preach freedom when you cant even have an app without a corporation’s approval. If it were any other country, I wouldn’t find it weird, but for a country that’s obsessed with the idea of freedom (so much so that they disobeyed mask mandates), it’s really weird to be using a device with zero freedom.

  • sanpo@sopuli.xyz
    102·
    3 days ago

    the alternative is around the same price

    You know that’s not true.

    There are stupidly expensive Android flagships, but there are also a lot of phones for a fraction of the price.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7·
      3 days ago

      And the phones that cost a fraction of the price are significantly slower, have a much worse screen, barely get any software updates, and overall just kinda suck.

      Sure low and mid range phones are “good enough” but if it’s a device you use for hours every day do you really only want “good enough” for right now?

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 days ago

      Usually people speak of this as an advantage but I also think it is a disadvantage, one of the reasons for wider usage of iPhones ……

      • there are crappy android phones
      • historically android was crappy (even if it is much better now)
      • most android phones are loaded with bloatware.
      • most android phones are poorly supported or for only a short period
      • privacy and security can be a challenge for regular users
      • inconsistent usability

      Meanwhile, iPhones

      • are always “good”, even the lower end
      • historically held leads in usability, features, even if not true anymore
      • no bloatware from vendors
      • full support for 6 years
      • claim privacy and security by default
      • good usability
    • CthuluVoIP@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      But those inexpensive phones most often don’t deliver a comparable device experience to the flagship devices. Honestly, this is the crux of things. Comparing iPhone to “Android” is a fool’s errand. Apple often only has one more budget conscious model available explicitly. But OS support tends to last longer on Apple devices, so multiple model years are viable at once.