XPost: comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: marion@facts.com   
      
   On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 12:31:12 +0200, Arno Welzel wrote :   
      
      
   >> There is free open source software which does not cost money but when   
   >> distributed by the Apple App Store, it's locked to a specific Apple ID.   
   >   
   > Which is irrelevant, since you can just download it again, if needed.   
      
   People on this newsgroup are supposed to understand that which they claim.   
      
   I don't think you yet understand that your statement is patently false.   
   Since these are technical newsgroups, it behooves you to understand iOS.   
      
   Let's take a simple example that has happened to all of us at some point.   
   a. Let's say you've got a free app on Windows, iOS and Android;   
   b. Let's say the "latest version" is not the "last known good version";   
   c. Let's say you've been diligent with the backups on all 3 platforms.   
      
   Sounds great so far, right?   
   Now... let's say something unforeseen happens & you do a factory reset.   
      
   Now what?   
   Please answer the question below.   
      
   Q: What happens on each operating system with respect to the re-install?   
      Choice A. You're fucked on iOS.   
      Choice B. You're fucked on iOS, but you're fine on Android.   
      Choice C. You're fucked on iOS, but you're fine on Windows.   
      
   Please choose any of the above which apply to that common situation.   
   You must choose at least one, where the best answer is choose all three.   
   --   
   Apple created a subterranean cavern they euphemistically call the   
   "ecosystem" which traps their users in a prison beneath the real world.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)