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Serious response: the average consumer doesn't give a fuck.
Most people don't know this is going on.
Most people couldn't care less about side-loading apps. They'll only ever get stuff from the app store.
And then there is the contingent that buy apples products because of their walled garden ecosystem. They want to trust the apps they download are vetted by apple. They don't care if the air pods don't have all the features if you use them on Android because they'll always have an iPhone. They don't care if they can't customize xyz on their phone because they like the design choices or will always adapt to the choices apple made.
If all of this sounds really shitty to you, you probably aren't their target demographic.
Continue not buying their stuff. It crazy how worked up non-customers get over this stuff. It's not like rabid apple fans are grabbing their pitchforks. It's always Android weenies(self included in that group) that do the bitching.
I have seriously considered switching the last few years because, at the very least, they pay lip service to privacy. They also have different incentives in terms of data harvesting since they don't also run a giant ad business at their core (Google). This type of lawsuit isn't the reason I haven't. It's dumb shit like not having a back button or knowing where basic things are.
See, here is where we disagree. The amount of revenue Apple generates, makes them an example for other companies, and you see them start making the same dumb choices.
I want this trend of tech enshittification to stop and the brain-dead Apple fans are to blame. Because they allow themselves to get milked for revenue, the whole consumer space has to deal with companies trying hard to nudge the boundaries with every new product. All aimed at extracting just a little more money than they did before.
So no, in addition to not buying their shit devices and services, it actually helps to make others stop buying their shit as well. I am done allowing people to take the easy way out and to stay ignorant about the consequences of their choices. If you praise Apple to me, you're going to get an earful.
It's pity because they definitely know how to do hardware but I will never spend or buy their products.
Right, like how they design connectors that when shorted will instantly fry your CPU.
Or the part where they design flex cables that are too short for you to bend your screen back all the way.
There is a long list of hardware fuck ups that are outright stupid choices that competent engineers would never make. The only reason these defects exist is because they cause people to buy new devices more frequently.
They know how to do fancy hardware, not how to do reliable and durable hardware.
I don’t think a back button is needed - just swipe from the left of the screen?
Oh, I've seen my fair share of Apple users being all high and mighty.
Their privacy is a joke. They harvest your data as much as anyone. Sure, Google harvests a little more, but given that Apple with their premium prices on everything could manage without harvesting data at all, yeah, they're as shitty as Google.