>Yes, i imagined this happening, my grandma imagined her bank account being empty, and the police imagined filing a report.
People have vivid imaginations and still none of that is relevant to what constitutes an anti-competitive business practice that is in violation of fair market principles and relevant laws.
>I cannot buy her a dumbphone because we use whatsapp to keep in touch and google photos to share photos with her.
Good news! Yes you can! There are dumb phones with whatsapp and you can share images on whatsapp too! https://www.dumbphones.org/ - check the "Whatsapp Support" filter option.
WhatsApp does not handle phot albums. Google Photos does. And she is perfectly happy with her iPhone. If you aren’t, Google makes Android phones you can use where you can side load anything you wish.
Sure, whatever excuses you can conjure up to keep the propaganda going.
>And she is perfectly happy with her iPhone. If you aren’t, Google makes Android phones you can use where you can side load anything you wish.
It is irrelevant what system I am personally using, since it's about the principle and not about personal preferences; which you clearly have no interest in understanding. This is also where your "just get an Android" propaganda falls apart. Google learned from Apple that they can get away with much more anti-competitive BS so they followed suit: https://www.makeuseof.com/androids-sideloading-limits-are-an.... This where big tech shills lead society towards; depriving everybody of their rights and freedoms with their bogus apologia.
Finally, the world still does not revolve around your grandma. And if she can use all those apps, then she can also learn to just keep using the Apple Store. None of your contrived fear mongering narratives hold up to scrutiny, any astute observer will see right through them.
If it doesn’t revolve around her, why should revolve it around you? Why do you think your view is somehow better? I admit we have a disagreement, but you have not presented a reason why your view is more correct.
Also “shill”? I don’t work for Apple. I am not Tim Cook. I have no reason to shill for anyone. That’s just an ad hominem.
Yeah. I worked (past tense) there so guess I’m forever not allowed to disagree with Apple? But I also worked at Google, so that too. Man… I’m screwed on so many topics then…
>Yeah. I worked (past tense) there so guess I’m forever not allowed to disagree with Apple?
What? You don't disagree with Apple anywhere in this thread; you are hellbent on defending their consumer hostile and anti-competitive business practices with the most absurd narratives and that's exactly the problem. It's a strong indicator that you're highly likely to still be an Apple shareholder since you've worked there, which perfectly explains your persistent bias in your Apple apologia.
> But I also worked at Google, so that too. Man… I’m screwed on so many topics then…
People have vivid imaginations and still none of that is relevant to what constitutes an anti-competitive business practice that is in violation of fair market principles and relevant laws.
>I cannot buy her a dumbphone because we use whatsapp to keep in touch and google photos to share photos with her.
Good news! Yes you can! There are dumb phones with whatsapp and you can share images on whatsapp too! https://www.dumbphones.org/ - check the "Whatsapp Support" filter option.