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Never understood why iOS/macOS users install so many Google apps (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

Apple Music is on Android and Windows.

Apple TV is one a wide range of devices.

AirPlay is on a wide range of TVs, and Roku boxes.

iCloud is on Windows. Files, photos, contacts, etc. They just added Passwords.

So out of luck isn’t exactly true. Unless you are a die hard Pages user or something. And there you have a web app.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Apple Music on Windows sucked hard until a year ago or so.

    Apple TV/AirPlay is only on select devices.

    iCloud on Windows sucks cock.

    Compared to that “lineup,” Google services work outright flawless.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Fair criticisms. I personally avoid installing iCloud on Windows because I’m scared of it causing some sort of sync issue.

    But the assertion was there was nothing.

    Also, Chromecast was only on select devices. Google Play Store is only on select devices.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    When’s the last time you tried iCloud for Windows?

    There was a time where the app was clunky and awful, but the last few times I’ve had to interact with it it came pretty damn close to seamless.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    yeah but they don’t have linux versions of any of their software. an increasing number of people are ditching windows because of microsoft’s intensifying enshittification and hackintoshes are dying because of the mac transition to apple silicon

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @paraphrand @that_leaflet @apple_enthusiast you can use Apple Music in the browser just so you know.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Same with many (most) iCloud things.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    @paraphrand @clf @apple_enthusiast my only real problem with iOS/macOS is that iWork isn’t ODF compatible which makes it useless for me as I collaborate.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nice cherry picked examples. iMessage isn't available on other platforms, and it's impossible to join a shared iphotos album from a non apple device. Two features that are arguably the most important for non apple users.

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