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[–]Myocarditis-Man 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Not at all interested in joining the Apple ecosystem, and Android phones are like renting in the ghetto. Phones running Android lose all support two months after you buy them, just like how your landlord could not give two shakes of a crap about fixing things until the city sends them a letter threatening to condemn the building.

There are things I willingly spend money on; the smartphone upgrade treadmill is not one of them.

[–]tiny-brown-mug 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

What do you use, then, if you don't mind my asking? Genuinely curious. I use an iPhone and a dumbphone, but the iPhone is pretty much app-free.

[–]Myocarditis-Man 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I tend to use the cheapest Android phones that I can get my hands on which don't ship with malware from the factory. Yes, this also happens. Then I use them for as long as I can, and I dread getting a new one.

Note that I use lots of computers with Linux and I genuinely enjoy upgrading them. But the experience and perks are completely different. Computers get years and years; even potentially decades; of security updates. I'm also more in charge of how the computer works and what it does. They're also easier to fix and upgrade. All of these things make them a more compelling market to spend money in than the smartphone realm, where all I need, and all I'm willing to buy, is something that is just good enough to get me by.

I think with Android, the lack of updates is the biggest turn-off. I get years of updates on the computer whether it is low-end trash or a high end monster workstation.