XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.mobile.android   
   From: Hank@nospam.invalid   
      
   Marion wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Nah, apple and android both screw their customers, just in different   
   ways. But neither has been as successful as Trump.   
      
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