Everyone has different preferences and priorities.
I just spent an obscene amount of time yesterday and overnight, losing sleep in the process, in order to get our media server back online and running after what was supposed to be an automated system update that botched the entire storage array… all that just so the little one can listen to the music we’ve vetted and she likes.
That is an experience I do not want on my phone and computer. My personal computer and phone are mission critical — as in, they’re what’s enabling me to make money and put food on the table. I cannot tolerate downtimes. The fact that everything I need just works together, bundled with a much higher degree focus on privacy than everything else on the market makes it a no brainer for me to just keep buying Apple devices one after another.
Some people may prefer the tinkering and tweaks and customizations. Others might want to play emulated games or triple A titles. Not me. Give me the walled garden and lock it down. I don’t want anything that could make it remotely unstable.
That is an experience I do not want on my phone and computer.
Instead, a total absence of control. If something borks up you’re just hosed. Possibly no way to do a thing in the first place, to later get borked.
As I’ve told many defenders of Apple’s downright criminal restrictions - Android works the same way, if you don’t fuck with it. My first phone? Absolutely I ran custom ROMs and installed whatever from wherever. My current phone is stock. Most people’s are.
The ability to fuck with things is crucial. Actually fucking with things is optional.
Everyone has different preferences and priorities.
I just spent an obscene amount of time yesterday and overnight, losing sleep in the process, in order to get our media server back online and running after what was supposed to be an automated system update that botched the entire storage array… all that just so the little one can listen to the music we’ve vetted and she likes.
That is an experience I do not want on my phone and computer. My personal computer and phone are mission critical — as in, they’re what’s enabling me to make money and put food on the table. I cannot tolerate downtimes. The fact that everything I need just works together, bundled with a much higher degree focus on privacy than everything else on the market makes it a no brainer for me to just keep buying Apple devices one after another.
Some people may prefer the tinkering and tweaks and customizations. Others might want to play emulated games or triple A titles. Not me. Give me the walled garden and lock it down. I don’t want anything that could make it remotely unstable.
Instead, a total absence of control. If something borks up you’re just hosed. Possibly no way to do a thing in the first place, to later get borked.
As I’ve told many defenders of Apple’s downright criminal restrictions - Android works the same way, if you don’t fuck with it. My first phone? Absolutely I ran custom ROMs and installed whatever from wherever. My current phone is stock. Most people’s are.
The ability to fuck with things is crucial. Actually fucking with things is optional.