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As mentioned in OP, Apple is doing the same thing.

>>thayne+(OP)
I'm aware, I'm saying Google is trending towards being as abusive with their software practices as Apple already is, not worse.

And saying that for me anyways the only reason I have an Android and not an IPhone is because they were less abusive. On unrelated metrics like hardware quality Apple generally seems to do better.

>>thayne+(OP)
> As mentioned in OP, Apple is doing the same thing.

The thing is that if Google choses to make Android OS as closed as iOS, I'd rather use an iPhone than an Android phone...

>>thayne+(OP)
Precisely. If I can't control what I put on my Android phone anymore, I no longer have any reason to use an Android. iPhones have normal USB ports now, and that was the other big barrier.

>>thayne+(OP)
> Google doesn't make better phones, they were just less hostile to the consumer.

And the person you're responding to was pretty clear that the issue if they both do the same thing, Google has no edge in devices.

>>thayne+(OP)
If both systems are similar in terms of features and freedom, then I might as well choose the one that tracks me less and offers a more polished experience.

>>gpm+h
Apple's hardware quality is pretty solid. Using Apple's software is basically an exercise in being a sub.

I have a stroke everytime I try to navigate settings on a iPhone each time someone asks. It's like they don't want you to try and change anything, ever.

>>thayne+(OP)
In the high-end smartphone market, using an OS from a giant ad company is already a compromise for freedom. But if that freedom vanishes, why bother? Apple's hardware and software outclass Google's. And with E2EE for cloud data, I'd at least stop compromising.