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[–] 137 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Me being an iOS user and Linux user be like

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    But I mean, really, it's all in what software you use. I used iOS with Linux for a while with KDE and KDE Connect along with Tailscale to connect the two with amazing results. Its not all bad. I like Android + Linux better, but iOS + Linux is definitely doable, at least it's not iOS + Windows.

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    My bank has a website I can use to bank through, I dont even need an app.

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  • [–] 45 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    The whole issue with banking apps must seem strange to people in some countries, and make perfect sense to people in other countries. My whole country rely on a 2FA app made by the banks. It's in every aspect of society. Buying a bus ticket, booking a time for health care, doing taxes, applying for an apartment, signing contracts, all done with the same banking app. Only people with stallmanesque convictions manage without, with lots of effort. So far that app works on e/os/ and GrapheneOS, but not regular desktop Linux.

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  • [–] 60 points 5 months ago (15 children)

    Oh, that's a terrifying single point of failure.

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    [–] 86 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    IOS users hate Windows. Linux users hate Microsoft.

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    [–] 47 points 5 months ago (12 children)

    Apple users are the OG Windows haters.

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  • [–] 26 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    More like the OG "shiny is better" users

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    [–] 45 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (37 children)

    You know, over the last few years, I've gained a begrudging respect for Apple. They really care about UX, Ui, build quality, OS efficiency, battery life, and they're even the best value proposition at several price tiers. I main Fedora and GrapheneOS at home, yes, but I enjoy macOS and iOS at work. macOS has some of those key professional applications that haven't made it to Linux yet.

    Apple is a pretty easy 2nd place in most areas, 1st for laptops specifically. Windows & ChromeOS can fight for 3rd but they're miles below macOS and Linux.

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  • [–] 61 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    Yet over here as someone who has used macOS professionally for over a decade, I feel like I'm watching the slow deterioration of the operating system as they ignore the wants and wishes of professional users and make the whole thing more and more like a mobile OS with every update.

    And at the same time it feels like the number of bugs and broken features which Apple were historically careful to control are getting worse as they prioritise moving fast over being robust.

    They are still outperforming Microsoft in every user-centric metric IMO (and by a long way) but the current trajectory absolutely feels like things are getting worse, not better.

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago

    100% this.

    I used macos for over a decade, and kept getting Kore and more frustrated with the ui and ux decisions apple kept making. Now I use Linux on my computers and am so.much happier. Linux has its problems, but at least I can fix most of those problems. I'm not forced to use anything.

    On my phone I use graphene os, and while I hate dome of the ui/ux of the base aosp, at least it's not sucking up all my data.

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    [–] 30 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    iOS is just a more UNIX, better designed, Windows. Closed OS of American big tech. If you are choosing between those two masters, go for it. But if you don't want to be a serf to US big tech, or want to get the most out of old hardware, come find FOSS. It's a far healthlier relationship.

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    [–] 24 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Linux user: "I hate Windows, because it's a proprietary OS that got there through sabotage, goodwill from its user that it got on the honeymoon week of Windows 7, and is actively getting enshittified."

    iOS user: "I hate Windows, because the computers it is for don't come with Gorilla Glass put on the screen, often are too heavy, and the installation of applications involve complicated steps, not just using the app store."

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    [–] 24 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Fuck that ai artist watermark

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago (16 children)
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    [–] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Given Google's current trajectory with Android, I'm not sure the smugness is so warranted unless you either have no phone or you're one of the few that uses a Linux mobile OS. Also, yes I know Android is based on Linux but that isn't stopping Google from locking it down as tightly as iOS

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    [–] 15 points 5 months ago (12 children)

    what does iOS have to do with this, did you mean macOS?

    iOS and Windows are not for the same use case, many people use both

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    [–] 15 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    I feel kinda trapped into iOS. i have a whole ecosystem I've been invested in for ages. Plus if I leave my wife will crucify me. also bought this expensive ass phone and that's it for now.

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    [–] 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I use iOS (tablet), Android (phone), Linux (main), MacOS (music and media), and Windows (corporate client support). Of the bunch, I only hate Windows.

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    [–] 13 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Linux users like: β€˜you merely adopted the hate’ 😭

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    [–] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I may not like Apple, but I have to admit it's better than anything from Microslop. Low bar, I know.

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    [+] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)
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    [–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    If someone tells you they're an iOS user, there's a 99% chance they use Apple products and a 1% chance they're a network admin.

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    [–] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)
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