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As Smartphone Industry Sputters, the iPhone Expands Its Dominance::Apple, which is set to release a new iPhone on Tuesday, has increased its share of smartphone sales by converting Android customers and adding teenagers.

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[–] [email protected] 97 points 1 year ago (77 children)

Unless an iphone becomes literally the only option, I don't see myself ever getting one. I'm deeply morally opposed to their walled-garden approach, and I won't even get one Samsung's Androids for the same reason. It would be nice for me if there was more people like me, but regardless, as long as there's a freer option, I'll be taking it.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Its like picking between different types of cancer, its either walled garden or a privacy nightmare.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And Apple is out there dual wielding both issues while adding a human rights violation as well

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not familiar with any human rights violations from Apple, unless you’re talking about in their supply chain, in which case many of the reports recently come from Apple themselves as they investigate their suppliers. It’s not like other manufacturers aren’t using factories in China or India, or cobalt mines in developing countries.

What are you referring to?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apple is literally lobbying congress to allow them to use slave labor. Congress was looking to pass a bill that would block the sale of products manufactured through the use of slave labor and Apple literally called a meeting with them to "talk about it and see how everyone feels about the situation". Scum

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