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[matheusmoreira]

> I don't understand why businesses are entitled to have access to consumers who use Apple.

I don't understand how expecting a computer to just run software became entitlement. Why should anyone need Apple's permission to do anything?

[sooheon → matheusmoreira]

Buy a non Apple device if you don't want to jump through Apple's hoops.

[matheusmoreira → sooheon]

I did. I'm using a Galaxy Note 9. Apple device owners shouldn't have to abandon their favorite phones though. They should have software freedom and choice.

[sooheon → matheusmoreira]

> They should have software freedom and choice

They have the freedom to buy a different brand, as you did. They shouldn't have the "freedom" to dictate what Apple does with the devices they sell.

[altacc → sooheon]

To clarify, because there is difference: This is not about the consumers and their choices, it is about the businesses which play no role in that choice but are affected by it. The question is how large a barrier to the market should a company like Apple be allowed to erect before it's considered excessive or anti-competitive.