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1. makeit+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-10-04 22:55:21
Getting access to the Apple ecosystem has inherent value that comes on top of the phones themselves.

Green bubbles can be worth a few hundred dollars. Or why some people keep a busted iPhone around just to manage the parental controls. Android doesn't have much of those restrictions or it applies less.

replies(2): >>bigstr+y7 >>densh+TE
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2. bigstr+y7[view] [source] 2023-10-05 00:00:24
>>makeit+(OP)
> Green bubbles can be worth a few hundred dollars.

I'm sorry, but what? To whom? I have an incredibly hard time believing it's actually something which makes a concrete return on investment, but maybe I'm wrong and the world is even dumber than I thought.

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3. lazyco+vh[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-10-05 01:33:55
>>bigstr+y7
I think they meant blue bubbles? Green bubbles are SMS.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/10/22876067/google-apple-ios...

My teammates for a university assignment let out an audible groan when they found out I was the only one on an Android. I do have an iPad, so thankfully I was able to maintain communication regarding our team project.

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4. densh+TE[view] [source] 2023-10-05 06:10:30
>>makeit+(OP)
As someone living in Europe this whole green bubble thing is completely baffling. Worth hundred dollars? Nobody uses default OS apps for messaging around here since they fail at cross platform interoperability.
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