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Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy

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  1. fedeb95 · · focus · HN ↗
    I have been a long time Android fan because of the tinkering you could do more easily than Apple. Then I started appreciating some of the design decisions behind especially iPhone, and it's been almost 7 years of iPhone usage.

    Recently I am starting to question some of the design decisions. Most native apps are bloated with functionalities, most of the time useless. Ads pop up everywhere, even before persistence; iCloud and backups are clearly designed to make you pay, the free space is useless.

    I am not that sure my next phone will be an iPhone.

    I have tried a recent Mac, and the system isn't intuitive at all. The first time I used GNOME, it was a breeze. Not the same with the MacBook system.

    1. ulimn · · focus · HN ↗
      I am still rocking my M1 MacBook Air and performance-wise I have no complaints. Even doing heavy workload, it manages surprisingly well.

      What I don't like is the direction MacOS is heading to. In my opinion, it always catered to the "casual" people UX-wise, but somehow I feel more and more that I, as a developer am just an afterthought.

      On the other hand, I replaced Windows on my gaming PC and I keep thinking about buying a Laptop for Linux. I always had a sweet spot for KDE, but the amount of configuration it allows, while having nice defaults is such a nice experience after the Mac...

      1. ajross · · focus · HN ↗
        > I am still rocking my M1 MacBook Air and performance-wise I have no complaints.

        Ah, but see, I'm rocking a vanilla Ubuntu install on a vanilla[1] Raptor Lake Dell I got used on eBay last summer for $220, and I too have no complaints.

        "No complaints" is a great way to celebrate worthwhile hardware's value in the age of consumerism. It's death to a business who needs to sell stuff to survive. That M1 Air isn't booking revenue, and to be blunt Apple would have preferred its lifespan to be lower.

        [1] Still has 16G though for VM and docker tinkering, something that is hard to get on Apple hardware without springing for a MBP.

        1. ulimn · · focus · HN ↗
          Sorry I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. I'm happy you also found yourself a good machine! :)

          And btw my Air has 16 GB of RAM.

          1. ajross · · focus · HN ↗
            > Sorry I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

            Just that "Apple customers use old MacOS devices" is in fact of a piece with "Let's monetize our users" (by stuffing ads into the Settings app in this case). They can't rely on you for upgrade revenue and need to squeeze you in other ways.

            No free lunch, basically, unless your software vendor really cooks for free.

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