• TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    What you call “building the ecosystem” I’d call selling products to users that should be allowed to make their own choices. They could very well choose to stick with Apple, but why does Apple get to decide that for them?

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      10 months ago

      It’s a part of Apple PR - many of their fans also buy their stock.

      Then they show that loyalty bordering on madness and also support Apple owning its customers, because they subconsciously put themselves on the other side of the fence.

      A bit similar to Ponzi schemes.

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      9 months ago

      Of course consumers can make their own choices - to not buy Apple. If you want what apple has, buy it, if you don’t, don’t, but Apple shouldn’t have to allow third parties to affect their service, period.

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        9 months ago

        Absolutely do not support this view of “the company sold the product but they still own it”. Tim Cook isn’t handing out iPhones as a favor.