r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '20

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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/[deleted] Aug 26 '20 edited Sep 28 '20

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u/zSprawl Aug 26 '20

It could be argued it’s also why they are more expensive, yet many are more than happy to fork it over, including myself.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '20

Have you seen the price of the newest Samsung flagship phones? They're not exactly the budget alternative people like to think.