A smartphone isn’t supposed to be a replacement for a home PC, it allows me the convenience to do everything I would reasonably want to do on a PC from a plane, uber, the front seat of my car, at seconds notice with a device that literally fits in my pocket.
The advantages FAR outweigh any perceived disadvantage.
Apple and Google controlling what you are allowed to do on your own device is more than perceived. Just ask Gab, Parler and all the other apps that got removed for political reasons.
Yea by sideloading, which is something the vast majority of users don't know how to do or won't do. It's irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. If it ain't in the official store it might as well not exist.
The more censorious platforms get the more people will explore alternatives. Sideloading isn't hard, it's not like rooting the phone or reflashing the bootloader, I could walk my mom through it over the phone.
I use my smartphone for more or less 3 things: nav, camera, and looking stuff up on the web while I'm out. If they cripple one of those features I'll move to a weird linux phone.
A smartphone isn’t supposed to be a replacement for a home PC, it allows me the convenience to do everything I would reasonably want to do on a PC from a plane, uber, the front seat of my car, at seconds notice with a device that literally fits in my pocket.
The advantages FAR outweigh any perceived disadvantage.
Apple and Google controlling what you are allowed to do on your own device is more than perceived. Just ask Gab, Parler and all the other apps that got removed for political reasons.
I have Gab open on my phone right now.
Can you access Parler on your laptop right now then?
No - you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Yea by sideloading, which is something the vast majority of users don't know how to do or won't do. It's irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. If it ain't in the official store it might as well not exist.
No... using the default browser that every iPhone user on earth has Installed On their phone...
The more censorious platforms get the more people will explore alternatives. Sideloading isn't hard, it's not like rooting the phone or reflashing the bootloader, I could walk my mom through it over the phone.
I use my smartphone for more or less 3 things: nav, camera, and looking stuff up on the web while I'm out. If they cripple one of those features I'll move to a weird linux phone.