With nearly 9 in 10 teenagers now using an iPhone, what does the future for Android in the US look like? At the moment, not great

Android isn’t cool with teenagers, and that’s a big problem::Nearly 9 in 10 US teenagers use an iPhone, spelling disaster for Google’s mobile future

  • mindlessLump@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I see it as a good thing. Apple is not without faults, but anything that keeps Google from harvesting more data is a win for humanity. The Safari browser is the only thing stopping Google’s browser monopoly. Unfortunately it is forced, and 99% of Apple users probably have no clue they are holding up the last line of defense.

    • pastabatman@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      I know Lemmy has a hate boner for Google, but come on. What about Firefox, brave, opera, edge? It’s trivially easy to get a browser without Google telemetry on every single platform, and because they are all standards compliant (unlike the Internet explorer days) websites will work just fine on all of them. Chrome isn’t even preinstalled in windows, mac, iOS, or most (any?) Linux distros. People aren’t being forced to use it, they are downloading it. I promise you this is not humanity’s biggest problem right now.

      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Just so you know, of that list, only Firefox isn’t chromium. And they’re only 3% market share

        Nobody’s saying it’s humanity’s biggest issue. But it is an issue, and it’s a larger issue than people realise.

      • mindlessLump@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Definitely not humanity’s biggest problem. Chromium becoming the de facto browser creates a situation where one entity controls standards and influences how the web operates, impacting user choice and freedom, and reduces incentives for privacy and security updates.

        This already happened once with IE.

        I only use Firefox on desktop, but I doubt it will be a relevant choice much longer.

        Edit: wrt telemetry, I was referring to the Android operating system. They collect anything and everything on users and all nearby devices.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Honestly, it’s a way bigger problem that kids are being indoctrinated into “keeping up with the Joneses” as such a young age.

    We’ve officially made children part of the Conspicuous Consumption game and motherfucker, they don’t have money, it’s their parents money!

    It’s sickening and will fuck their finances their whole lives if having the best iPhone is more important than being able to put food on your plate.

    I’m way the fuck more worried about these kids indoctrinated into a Capitalist hell-hole more than I am about fucking Android.

    If our democratic future is banking on these kids saving us, and they’re already rooted firmly up a corporations asshole, we’re fucked.

    • webghost0101@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Is this why me and my equally autistic partner are so decent with our money against statistical odds?

      I mean i knew purchases for status where a thing but surely thats just the odd snobbish people right?