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Is there any theoretical limit to stupidity? (Android permission auto-revoke)

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eti:
https://medium.com/@jasonsamuel123/iphones-still-beat-androids-even-with-inferior-specs-an-ex-android-fanboys-take-40f5cfa37120

SilverSolder:

There are pluses and minuses with both of the duopolists.  I don't get along well with the "walled" nature of iOS, even if the user experience is very slick and well done. 

eti:

--- Quote from: SilverSolder on February 22, 2022, 03:41:40 pm ---
There are pluses and minuses with both of the duopolists.  I don't get along well with the "walled" nature of iOS, even if the user experience is very slick and well done.

--- End quote ---

I feel that people often (and ALWAYS in error, as they ALWAYS focus on that one small aspect and skim over everything else) see the "walled garden" as ONLY keeping them in; no - it keeps all the junk/spam/attacks/tracking, OUT, no compromise.

ve7xen:

--- Quote from: eti on February 22, 2022, 09:11:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on February 22, 2022, 03:41:40 pm ---
There are pluses and minuses with both of the duopolists.  I don't get along well with the "walled" nature of iOS, even if the user experience is very slick and well done.

--- End quote ---

I feel that people often (and ALWAYS in error, as they ALWAYS focus on that one small aspect and skim over everything else) see the "walled garden" as ONLY keeping them in; no - it keeps all the junk/spam/attacks/tracking, OUT, no compromise.

--- End quote ---

No it doesn't, it keeps the junk/useful apps/competition/tracking that doesn't further Apple's interests OUT, including things that may further MY interests. Which is a distinctly different thing. Apple's behaviour in their 'walled garden' is so blatantly predatory, it does not justify the marginal to nonexistent benefit, at least if you are a remotely competent technology user.

Both major platforms are technologically 'fine', if you like one or the other, it's because of your own preferences, as SilverSolder says, they each have pros and cons. I happen to think Apple's behaviour is evil and leading us to dark places technology wise, where users no longer own their devices or control what they do. We don't accept 'benevolent dictatorship' from our governments, I've no idea why people advocate it (with bonus profit motive!) for our technology that is much more closely tied to our daily lives.


--- Quote ---I put this kind of thing down to phones being more common than Windows or Mac or Linux, and it's cheaper to target one device than everything. Is it better than developing a Java app? Hmmm. So here the popularity, and usefulness, of smartphones has worked against the users of them (except those users who do actually live via their phones).
--- End quote ---

The thing I don't get is that all of these devices have web browsers. Hell, most mobile apps are more or less just browser apps repackaged anyway. I guess they think they gain mindshare by forcing you to install an icon on your device? But I really don't get why 90% of these apps can't just be delivered through a browser regardless of platform.

SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: ve7xen on February 22, 2022, 10:30:14 pm ---[...]
The thing I don't get is that all of these devices have web browsers. Hell, most mobile apps are more or less just browser apps repackaged anyway. I guess they think they gain mindshare by forcing you to install an icon on your device? But I really don't get why 90% of these apps can't just be delivered through a browser regardless of platform.

--- End quote ---

I guess apps are even better at tracking and monitoring behaviour than web browsers!
 

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