genuinely curious as to why people choose that brand, are alternatives really that bad?

As I see it:

  • you pay for the hardware and software, which is fine, but
  • if you want to upgrade the OS, you have to pay once again, but this doesn’t work if your hardware model stops being supported. Why pay for something with a limited life expectancy?
  • you cannot get rid of bloatware, only hide it
  • software is made specifically to be only compatible within their ecosystem. If you want to build up on existing software and hardware, you either stay in their system and keep paying them or start anew with a freer alternative.
  • I find it ridiculous they use fancy names to name even their support staff instead of just calling it support staff. Why make things complicated?
  • I don’t understand why they use pentalobe screws instead or regular ones (with a line or a cross section)

Feel free to correct me, I may be misguided.

  • MufinMcFlufin@lemmy.world
    51·
    10 months ago
    • you cannot get rid of bloatware, only hide it

    That’s also true on other OSes, like Android and Windows 11.

    You can get rid of bloatware on Android, though. I use a Note 9 which has the stupid Bixby button. I used adb to uninstall the applications associated with Bixby as well as other Samsung bloat and now if I so chose I could bind that button to different actions like media controls.

    • olympicyes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      10 months ago

      The biggest bloatware problem is third party bloatware, installed by OEMs or carriers. This was a huge problem on systems like Dell and Android before the Pixel. One reason so many people switched to Apple was the clean design and relative lack of bloat. Windows and Android both stepped up their game in response.

    • federalreverse-old@feddit.de
      1·
      10 months ago

      I use adb pm for uninstalling things too. However, iiuc basically what you’re doing there is making these apps inaccessible to the user. If you’re resetting the device, the removed apps will return immediately because they’re always part of the Android image.