Question for people who live in America? Do you have an Apple IPhone? If so are you worried about the latest news concerning Apple?

[thegreenyogi]

[RavVid]

Is this to with antitrust action? I was interested enough to google. Don't live in the US by the way.

Overall the hallmark of Apple is it just works. Inter-operability has been the main theme outside of the Apple ecosphere but sometimes interoperability doesn't work as well as it ought.

Undoubtedly the consumer pays a premium for 'just working'. If I want more memory on an android I put in a larger sd card. With apple you buy a new iphone.

Apple is undoubtedly a proprietary system but consumers, especially in the US, have voted with their dollars on preferring the benefits it brings. Consumers outside the US have voted for the lower price sticker.

I think the anti-trust action is misguided even though I never have or will have Apple. The market is still competitive on function. Everybody benefits from Apple innovations cause they are duplicated elsewhere.

[thegreenyogi]

Thank you for googling the news. This was what I was referring to.

[RavVid]

I might not have read it otherwise so thank you for motivating me.

Somewhat ironic that the success of a proprietary platform over an open platform should lead to anti-trust action. And I think it is reasonable for Apple to take a stringent quality assurance towards apps for it's platform.

IRL if Apple doesn't maintain superiority, Samsung would steam roller them. So there is competition but on capability as well as price.

[BCA6010]

No.

That said, all tech companies (to include phone makers and service providers) are absolute scum, and are locked in a perpetual race to the bottom, so whenever one does something crappy, the others will follow.

[thegreenyogi]

You seem to be the only person on here that knows what this question is referring to. Thank you for sharing!

[Simslover92]

Lol definitely not. I have the Samsung Galaxy 10 and have had it for years now and it's still holding up well!

[Simslover92]

Samsung Galaxy 10 +

[FenixG45]

Can you still receive updates?

[Simslover92]

Yes.

[NamerOfStars]

No; while probably more of us have Apple products than in any other country, it's still kind of unusual, if not rare.

What's this "latest news"?

[Dinklex3]

Yes, I have an iPhone.

& No. I don’t even know what news you’re referring to. Regardless, not worried.

[NathanDavis]

what are the news?

but no... never had any Apple

[Anonymous]

No, the IPhone is one of the biggest scams ever pushed upon consumers, and to this day people are still falling for it.

[David94358]

yes I live in the US but have an android so dont give a shit about apple

[FunkyMonkee]

No, I just have a standard phone that I almost never even bother to turn on.

[FenixG45]

Is it a smartphone?

[FunkyMonkee]

@FenixG45 It's a phone someone sent to my aunt about 5 or 6 years ago and she couldn't figure out how to use it. When I turn it on, it says, "Tracfone". That's about all I know about it.

[FenixG45]

Is this it?

https://www.tracfone.com/home

[FunkyMonkee]

@FenixG45 No. On the back of it, it says TCL with sort of a whirlpool at the bottom. Only one lens at the top on the back.

[tfan1]

I have iPhone 13 Pro and I love it. My wife just upgraded to iPhone 15

[MrDaveAPSI]

Hun,

All cell phones, are tracked. That's how it works

[FenixG45]

All COMMERCIAL ones

[laly520]

I live in US n I dont have an Iphone

[FenixG45]

What do you use?

[laly520]

@FenixG45 samsung

[Wise4myage]

Yes I do and what news are you speaking of?

[Lynx122]

What is the news?

[strateguy632]

i dont.

[jahaims]

Nope