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Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote

I don't have iTunes and refuse to install it. And I don’t have a Mac so I >>> guess it’s impossible otherwise.

It's apple's way or no way. Welcome to the garden.

Android is right down the alley, next to the dumpster. Enjoy.

The problem with iOS is it is _designed_ for people who can't do anything.\

The fact is my free 3-year-old Android is more powerful and safer than any iPhone ever made, Jolly Roger - because the iPhone can't do anything.

And that free Android has longer support than any iPhone ever made.
Two to three times fewer zero-day holes.
Ten times fewer exploits too.
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nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote

I don�t have iTunes and refuse to install it. And I don�t have a Mac so I
guess it�s impossible otherwise.

your choice, but that's how to downgrade. you might be able to go to an
apple store and 'borrow' a mac there.

The reason iOS can't do thousands of useful things is... the walled garden.

The same ever-present walled garden Alan Browne swears doesn't exist.

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On 9/19/23 21:58, Wally J wrote:

The reason iOS can't do thousands of useful things is... the walled garden.

The same ever-present walled garden Alan Browne swears doesn't exist.

Yeah, it feels like you're renting the device sometimes..
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On 2023-09-19 19:50, Wally J wrote:

Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote

I don't have iTunes and refuse to install it. And I don’t have a Mac so I
guess it’s impossible otherwise.

It's apple's way or no way. Welcome to the garden.

Android is right down the alley, next to the dumpster. Enjoy.

The problem with iOS is it is _designed_ for people who can't do anything.\

The fact is my free 3-year-old Android is more powerful and safer than any iPhone ever made, Jolly Roger - because the iPhone can't do anything.

Well that's just a lie...

...from a liar.

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candycanearter07 <no@thanks.net> wrote:

On 9/19/23 21:58, Wally J wrote:

The reason iOS can't do thousands of useful things is... the walled garden. >>
The same ever-present walled garden Alan Browne swears doesn't exist.

Yeah, it feels like you're renting the device sometimes..

I really don't understand this attitude.

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On 2023-09-21 02:10, Chris wrote:

I really don't understand this attitude.

Keeping the myth of the Apple walled garden alive is a powerful tool
Android fanbois use with the weak minded.

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- John Maynard Keynes.

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Alan Browne wrote:

On 2023-09-21 02:10, Chris wrote:

I really don't understand this attitude.

Keeping the myth of the Apple walled garden alive is a powerful tool
Android fanbois use with the weak minded.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3682761/apple-looks-poised-to-open-its-walled-garden-in-2023.html

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Bill Musselman

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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote

Clearly not true. iOS 14 hasn't had an update in nearly two years whereas >>> 15 and 16 have had several. If you want a fully patched ios, it needs to be >>> the most recent or next most recent for a short time.

But the most recent works on phones bought up to 6 years ago, agreed?

Not the point badgolferman was making.

nospam responded that upgrading to ios 17 was optional if you didn't like some features, however, you only get all security/software updates with ios 17.

Wow. Someone on this newsgroup (in this case, Chris) actually understands.

The ignorant iKooks like Alan Baker & nospam can't comprehend that they incessantly claim Apple gives long-term hotfix support and yet all the
iKooks are completely ignorant that full support is only on _one_ release!

At least Chris understood that concept. Kudos to Chris.

For those who comprehend what it means to support an operating system...
*Apple OS support is the _shortest_ in the industry*

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