fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoApple and Samsung aren't the world's top two smartphone vendors for oncewww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down16
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkApple and Samsung aren't the world's top two smartphone vendors for oncewww.androidpolice.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareAisteru@lemmy.aisteru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours agoI’d say Samsung is comparable, but Apple… Isn’t the goal of buying an iPhone to have a closed environment? (or was)
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoYes, they were BSing. They’re sold with only a basic collection of 1st-party apps. To get one with 3rd-party bloatware requires special provisioning meant for employee work phones, but it’s uncommon to find in the wild.
I’d say Samsung is comparable, but Apple… Isn’t the goal of buying an iPhone to have a closed environment? (or was)
Yes, they were BSing. They’re sold with only a basic collection of 1st-party apps. To get one with 3rd-party bloatware requires special provisioning meant for employee work phones, but it’s uncommon to find in the wild.