I side load. That’s why I stick to Android. If they get rid of that I need to find something else. Restricting what your users can do is actually a bad business process and the key thing keeping me away from Apple. If Apple were to actually open their systems and start respecting their users they would get more customers.
They have touted for a long time their false equivalency that restriction equals security. If they backtrack on that (I believe) they believe they will lose customers. In reality their fanbase will likely stick with them because that’s what they know and the added functionality will make their offerings a more appealing product.
Now that Europe is forcing their hand on some of this we can see the impacts it will have on their market growth in the coming years. There are other factors that impact this potential shift in market share too:
Is your current phone still working
Have you had a lot of problems with your current phone or phone manufacturer
Are you willing to ignore Apple’s past regresses in anticipation of actually being able to use their hardware as you wish
And (kind of in defense of Apple users, when I find Apple very frustrating to use and Apple fans can be annoying), Apple stuff “just works” if all you want to do are the essentials/what Apple thinks you need.
This is why my work phones are iPhones. I get none of the Android benefits on a locked-down, MDM-managed Android from work. It only syncs with company systems, I’ll never use it for personal stuff. So give me the dead-simple device.
But personally, oh fuck me iOS drives me nuts. Had to use an iPhone for a week recently while I reset my phone and installed DivestOS. What a painful, frustrating experience (and I use an iPad every day already).
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I side load. That’s why I stick to Android. If they get rid of that I need to find something else. Restricting what your users can do is actually a bad business process and the key thing keeping me away from Apple. If Apple were to actually open their systems and start respecting their users they would get more customers.
Then I have the opposite question: why Apple won’t open IPhones for side loading if it will feet more money?
They have touted for a long time their false equivalency that restriction equals security. If they backtrack on that (I believe) they believe they will lose customers. In reality their fanbase will likely stick with them because that’s what they know and the added functionality will make their offerings a more appealing product.
Now that Europe is forcing their hand on some of this we can see the impacts it will have on their market growth in the coming years. There are other factors that impact this potential shift in market share too:
And (kind of in defense of Apple users, when I find Apple very frustrating to use and Apple fans can be annoying), Apple stuff “just works” if all you want to do are the essentials/what Apple thinks you need.
This is why my work phones are iPhones. I get none of the Android benefits on a locked-down, MDM-managed Android from work. It only syncs with company systems, I’ll never use it for personal stuff. So give me the dead-simple device.
But personally, oh fuck me iOS drives me nuts. Had to use an iPhone for a week recently while I reset my phone and installed DivestOS. What a painful, frustrating experience (and I use an iPad every day already).