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I used a Samsung phone for a few months, it gave me the strong impression that they really don't know how to develop software properly.
Their entire value proposition (as marketed by themselves) is as an alternative to Apple. For some people that is enough.
I used a Samsung phone for a few months, it gave me the strong impression that they really don't know how to develop software properly.
And let's not forget Tizen, who security researchers basically found to be a joke.
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Was in their ecosystem for about four years before going to Google Pixels - I find your experience to be very true. It was truly night and day.
> before going to Google Pixels Which isn't any better IMO. Most recent Pixels have been a buggy mess from launch. Google doesn't see to give a damn about the quality of their devices which is especially bad considering they come at flagship prices. On the other side, my mom's cheap Samsung A52 has been great so far.
The first Pixel was reasonably solid all around and mine lasted quite a while. The Pixel 2 XL’s terrible screen was my first hint that Google was not prepared to carry the torch of a true flagship phone.
That said: I would still often prefer the accidentally broken Pixel phones over the intentionally gimped and bloated Samsung phones. I just can’t buy one at launch, because I have no idea how Google will have fucked it up this time.
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Their entire value proposition (as marketed by themselves) is as an alternative to Apple. For some people that is enough.
True, Samsung makes a big deal of it. But they don’t actually deserve that title imo. They’re hardly a worthy contender. I am not an apple fan boy, but Samsung is just nowhere close to the apple experience.
By the way, I keep Google usage minimal. I don't need most of their services. Even YouTube works without an account and I'm using NewPipe most of the time. What I really need is Play, only to update maps, Maps mostly because of satellite images (I use OSMAnd) and Translate as a dictionary. Syncthing and KDE connect deal with backup and file transfer.
I personally don't like how it's possible to store data on my device without me being able to access the data. Also most of the time these keys are used for DRM. So... good IMO.
Exactly my first thoughts. Key is derived from "user-controlled data". That makes sense, it's my phone, isn't it? Why would the phone need to encrypt data in a way that the user can't access it.
I used a Samsung phone for a few months, it gave me the strong impression that they really don't know how to develop software properly.
It gives me the impression that, even though I paid good money on it, Samsung doesn't see me as owner and will leech as much private data off me as they possibly can.
I used a Samsung phone for a few months, it gave me the strong impression that they really don't know how to develop software properly.
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It gives me the impression that, even though I paid good money on it, Samsung doesn't see me as owner and will leech as much private data off me as they possibly can.
This is my impression as an unhappy Samsung smart TV owner, despite being a happy owner of an older Samsung "dumb" TV; the reason I bought their crappy smart TV.
I bought good OLED and still, I had to connect pihole to block ads...
New LG's are even worse. I don't know what I do if my current TV will stop working.
I want only display, I don't want any additional features (ads, personalization etc.).
I used a Samsung phone for a few months, it gave me the strong impression that they really don't know how to develop software properly.
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This is my impression as an unhappy Samsung smart TV owner, despite being a happy owner of an older Samsung "dumb" TV; the reason I bought their crappy smart TV.
LG does the same. I bought good OLED and still, I had to connect pihole to block ads... New LG's are even worse. I don't know what I do if my current TV will stop working. I want only display, I don't want any additional features (ads, personalization etc.).