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badgolferman wrote on Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:59:27 -0000 (UTC) :
https://9to5google.com/2024/07/23/samsung-galaxy-sideloading-android-apps/
Hi badgolferman,
I can converse with you differently than with the zealots, where the first observation I would make is that every company in the world would like to become more like Apple - don't you think?
*Almost no R&D yet with brilliant Marketing resulting in immense profits*
Who wouldn't want to be like Apple with a cult following that waits on line
to buy the latest YELLOW!!!! iPhone with a BRUSHED TITANIUM body!!!! with
all cheap components inside (e.g., the crappy battery) at twice the price?
Think about that.
Apple pioneered a phone without basic hardware & still makes huge profits. Samsung then copied Apple's brilliant Marketing of loss of functionality.
*It's not that you no longer get a charger. Oh no!!!! You're actually*
*saving the environment by buying the right sized charger at extra cost!*
At the same time Apple saved the environment by charging you for the
charger that wasn't in the box, Apple then claims lower GHG emissions!
Wow! A win for everyone, right?
In summary, Apple has the most brilliant marketing on the planet, so it's
not surprising that other companies copy Apple's many marketing tricks.
Note: It's surprising no Android OEM is copying Apple's cheap batteries.
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