No, Google isn't less bad (and I avoid them using Sailfish OS and non-Google ROMs (Lineage OS / Graphene OS). I don't believe either Google or Apple (or any other BigTech) should have any role in deciding what apps I install on my phone or how I choose to purchase (not rent) an app. (I mean, they just act as an unnecessary middle-man and gatekeeper to extort money). The smartphone is just another computer. I don't pay Apple or Microsoft to install software from other developers / companies on my desktop computer. Why should it be any different for me on mobiles? Just because they can abuse their monopolistic power?
Apple (and subsequently many other copy-cats in the tech industry) have done a phenomenal job convincing people to think of their fully capable mobile computers as "appliances", and this really shows.
Only because it's limited by software. Hardwise I would say both gaming consoles and smart phones are a lot like a personal computer, in fact I think they pretty much are personal computers.
No, Google isn't less bad (and I avoid them using Sailfish OS and non-Google ROMs (Lineage OS / Graphene OS). I don't believe either Google or Apple (or any other BigTech) should have any role in deciding what apps I install on my phone or how I choose to purchase (not rent) an app. (I mean, they just act as an unnecessary middle-man and gatekeeper to extort money). The smartphone is just another computer. I don't pay Apple or Microsoft to install software from other developers / companies on my desktop computer. Why should it be any different for me on mobiles? Just because they can abuse their monopolistic power?
Apple (and subsequently many other copy-cats in the tech industry) have done a phenomenal job convincing people to think of their fully capable mobile computers as "appliances", and this really shows.
A modern smart phone is more like a gaming console and less like a personal computer
Only because it's limited by software. Hardwise I would say both gaming consoles and smart phones are a lot like a personal computer, in fact I think they pretty much are personal computers.