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[–] octalfudge@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Apple has always been greedy, in my opinion, but seldom evil.

They are the only major corporation that still makes an effort for privacy (though many people are understandably very skeptical) e.g.

fully end-to-end-encrypting most of your iCloud data,
blocking tracking pixels in Mail (not technically correct, but good enough approximation)
having iCloud Private Relay (something like Tor network) built into Safari
blocking tracking of your behaviour by anonymising your device
they even scramble data about your Maps trips, inserting wrong information before they send analytics back to themselves, through what is called differential privacy.

Other reasons I use iOS:

They offer software updates for >6 years, so I really get great bang for my buck. Total cost of ownership is typically less than other flagship products.
Integration with their other products.
General polish, smoothness and ease of use.

I too rely on governments to rein in their greediness (e.g. Right to Repair, having multiple App Stores, etc.)

[–] ulu_mulu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They offer software updates for >6 years

That was the reason why I migrated to iPhone last year.

I used Android for many years, but I got tired of vendors stopping system updates after 6 months or so of a model being out.

I keep my phone at least 4-5 years, even more if it doesn't break, and with all the sensitive data and apps we keep on it nowadays (mobile banking, digital identities, authenticators, etc.) it's not acceptable to stay years without security fixes.

It's true that apple devices are expensive but it's enough to not buy the latest models, get a bit older one and you can get it for the same price as a medium-high Android.