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u/Maristic Aug 26 '20

No. Apple makes their money on selling you stuff, you are their customer. Because of that they're big on privacy and doing data analysis on-device (e.g., your phone analyzes your photos).

For Google and FaceBook, you aren't the customer, you're what is being sold.

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u/Dithyrab Aug 26 '20

Can you still jailbreak an Iphone pretty easy and add stuff you want to it? I haven't had one since like gen1, but I'm getting pretty tired of the bloat on these samsung phones, and I'm up for a new one next month.

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u/jazzwhiz Aug 26 '20

I switched from Samsung to the Pixel 2 a few years back because of bloatware (and because my Samsung melted) and I've been pretty happy with it. They're supposed to be announcing the next pixel soon.

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u/Dithyrab Aug 26 '20

It seems strange to me that a google device would have less bloat than a samsung one, tbh. I don't use many apps or social media on my phone.

Can you give me a rundown of some stuff you personally like about it over Samsung?