XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.mobile.android   
   From: marion@facts.com   
      
   On Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:33:43 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote :   
      
      
   > But Apple is a commercial system.   
      
   Hi Carlos,   
      
   Both Android & iOS are unique in a way that no other operating system is:   
      
   Android is unique in that every app installed has its installer autosaved.   
   Which is a good thing.   
      
   iOS is unique in that every app installed is locked to a single Apple ID.   
   Which is a bad thing.   
      
   Apple *lied* when they claim iOS is more private than Android when, in   
   fact, Apple tracks your use of every app by a unique ID inserted by Apple.   
      
   No other operating system would *dare* to track its users so invasively.   
   Just Apple.   
      
   > They do not provide free software.   
      
   We're talking about free app installers that the user downloads & installs.   
      
   We're talking about what's *different* about Android from other operating   
   systems, such as that installer APK is always sitting on the file system.   
      
   That's unique to Android.   
   And that's a good thing.   
      
   Because that free installer can be re-used at will.   
      
   Note that on every operating system other than iOS, you can re-use a free   
   installer on any compatible machine - so what's UNIQUE to Android is the   
   fact that the free installer is ALWAYS auto-saved to the device itself.   
      
   > On all systems, you can install   
   > commercial software only on the machines the license entitles you.   
      
   Re-use of commercial apps is an (almost) completely different topic.   
      
   While payware app installers are also auto-saved on Android, that only   
   allows the user who bought the app to re-use it within the terms of the   
   purchase.   
      
   So, of course payware apps are locked to "something" to prevent re-use.   
      
   We're only talking here about free apps, mostly that the user installed   
   (although for Android, the re-use extends also to installed system apps).   
      
   > If it is one machine, then it is a single, one, machine.   
      
   We're talking about what's unique to Android for free apps, which is:   
   a. Every app installer (free or otherwise) is auto-saved on Android   
   b. No other operating system auto-saves that installer, by design   
      
   On my Android, as you know, I have about 900 free apps installed.   
   There is the original installer saved on Android for every single one.   
      
   That's how Android works.   
   Android never deletes the original APK for installed apps.   
   And that is a good thing.   
      
   Because it allows re-use.   
   Specifically for free apps that have a "last known good version" APK.   
      
   So even if the specific app or specific version is no longer in the   
   repositories, the user can use that app for himself & for billions of   
   others for as long as the hardware it's being re-used on is compatible.   
      
   That's a good thing.   
      
   > It is perfectly fair for Apple to provide commercial software. Many   
   > companies do the same for other operating systems. Nobody is obligated   
   > to provide their software as free. It is their choice, and no, you can   
   > not blame or insult them for that. Just don't buy it. That's your choice   
   > as customer.   
      
   Almost everything about iOS is bad for the user in terms of app re-use.   
      
   On every other operating system other than iOS, if the user downloads and   
   installs a free application, that app installer, if saved, still works on   
   *billions* of other similar devices (let's always assume they're compatible   
   in terms of hardware & API levels for the purpose of this discussion).   
      
   Only on iOS does a free installer only work for one user & one user only.   
      
   That's unique to iOS.   
   And that's a bad thing.   
      
   And only on iOS, does the mothership insert a unique tracking ID into every   
   app, and then Apple uses that tracking ID to invade your privacy every day.   
      
   The extent of that privacy invasion inserted on every app is unique to iOS.   
   And that's a bad thing.   
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