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Exactly. Apple could have made this work across other platforms (Windows, Android, Linux), but chose not to. KDE Connect, for example, runs on quite a few platform, including all popular ones. https://kdeconnect.kde.org/download.html
Why should Apple be forced to write software for competing platforms?
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Literally never needed to copy text from smartphone to pc (or viceversa). At best anyone needs to sync between photos, docs or stuff like that. For that you just need a sync on the cloud like Dropbox, Drive, Box, and so on (also never heard of bluetooth for small files?) moreover, apple's software is generally very buggy.
Never typed a 2FA code from the phone to the computer? Just copying them on the iPhone and pasting them on the mac is super convenient.
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Every year, Apple releases new hardware and software in tandem. How long does it take Android manufacturers and Windows manufacturers to take advantage of the latest OS features? How are those Android updates working out compared to iPhones?
> How long does it take Android manufacturers Way way too long, but to be fair a huge part of the issue are carriers and their insistence to pack the phones full of bloatware that needs to be tested against each update. > and Windows manufacturers to take advantage of the latest OS features? Windows device manufacturers tend to do what Microsoft demands of them. > How are those Android updates working out compared to…
Google’s first party phones don’t have third party bloat ware and still have a piss poor history of updates
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I know no other way to say this. But this idea is just dumb. The entire value proposition would be worse for everyone. Software and hardware integration is what makes a product better.
> Software and hardware integration is what makes a product better. ... Except for the times when it makes things worse.
They don't necessarily have to: there's another, more comprehensive hammer they (or the US for that matter) could use: disallow vertical integration. Force hardware vendors to only sell hardware. If any software that can be changed remotely or by the user is off limits. Even firmware. Conversely, software vendors can only sell (or freely distribute) software. For vendors from abroad, don't go extra-territorial, just…
I get you in principle, but the company should still be allowed to sell hardware with some default software installed, because if I had to search for someone on the internet that wrote software for my specific smart TV, washing machine or whatever this becomes much more painful. I would rather see a 'right to repair' extended to software bundled. Any device or software that can connect to a network or can be interfac…
We already do this! HP didn't write Windows, but they sure as hell sell laptops with Windows preinstalled.
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I like this idea because it’s incredibly American. If we’re going to go full on free-market, we might as well live up to those principles. There is precedent for this idea, in 1948 the Supreme Court forced the film studios to give up exhibition (theaters) with the paramount decision. This enabled the rise of independent film, and audiences benefited from more choice. If you try to do this legislatively the Apples and…
There are so many flawed analogies here it’s hard to know where to start. How will it make my everyday experience better as an Apple customer without the integration of software and hardware between my Mac, iPads Watch, Airpods and phone? Windows laptops are worse in every vector than MacBooks. No consumer is asking for this. So you want to degrade the user experience for “freedom” by giving the government more power…
Perhaps that's the wrong question. Perhaps "making my everyday experience better as a customer" is not the be all end all.
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> How long does it take Android manufacturers Way way too long, but to be fair a huge part of the issue are carriers and their insistence to pack the phones full of bloatware that needs to be tested against each update. > and Windows manufacturers to take advantage of the latest OS features? Windows device manufacturers tend to do what Microsoft demands of them. > How are those Android updates working out compared to…
Fairly decent? The iPhone 5s from 2013 just got an update and it’s the carriers is a poor excuse. Apple runs on the same carriers. Google’s first party phones don’t have third party bloat ware and still have a piss poor history of updates
They don't necessarily have to: there's another, more comprehensive hammer they (or the US for that matter) could use: disallow vertical integration. Force hardware vendors to only sell hardware. If any software that can be changed remotely or by the user is off limits. Even firmware. Conversely, software vendors can only sell (or freely distribute) software. For vendors from abroad, don't go extra-territorial, just…
Every time I see an Amazon delivery truck, part of me dies inside.
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> Well that world would suck immensely, with horrible integration between hardware and software like exists right now outside of the Apple world. Why? The hardware people at companies like NVIDIA or Apple already have to write detailed documentation for their stuff anyway so that the software people can do their side. Assuming they do a good enough job at writing documentation and testing their hardware, it should no…
Every year, Apple releases new hardware and software in tandem. How long does it take Android manufacturers and Windows manufacturers to take advantage of the latest OS features? How are those Android updates working out compared to iPhones?
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> Software and hardware integration is what makes a product better. ... Except for the times when it makes things worse.
And when would that be?