XPost: comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: marion@facts.com   
      
   On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 19:19:39 +1000, Daniel70 wrote :   
      
      
   > Am I mis-reading what is being posted here??   
   >   
   > Both Marion *AND* Carlos E.R. seem to be suggesting that *only* Apple   
   > locks a user into their/Apples system .... Other OSs/systems are not   
   > locking their users into THEIR OSs/Systems.   
   >   
   > Or am I mis-understanding what is being posted??   
      
   Assuming compatible hardware & operating system APIs... it's a fact that...   
      
   1. On Windows, Linux, Android & to some extent macOS, if you download   
      any installer (from anywhere), that installer can (almost always)   
      be re-used on any other similar machine (assuming compatible hardware).   
      
   2. On iOS, it can't.   
      
   The *reason* you can't re-use Apple IPAs is Apple locks the downloaded   
   software to a specific unique Apple ID so that it can only be installed on   
   devices with that specific unique Apple ID.   
      
   In summary, all common platforms allow re-use of installers... except iOS.   
      
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