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From: Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Apple's "dumb terminal" design wreaks havoc when the matrix went
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Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:40:20 -0400
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On 7/11/2025 9:35 AM, Marion wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 17:22:57 -0400, Tom Elam wrote :
> 
> 
>> If Google goes down Android phones are similarly affected!
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> The problem with you uneducated ignorant MAGA religious zealots, Tom, is
> you know absolutely nothing about Apple operating systems, or any other.
> 
> You don't own any Android devices, and yet, I do. You may own Apple
> devices, and yet, I do too. I know how each of them works. You don't.
> 
> If "Google goes down", nothing happens to an Android device, Tom.
> No account whatsoever needs to be set on Android for it to work just fine.
> 
> Only Apple requires that account, Tom.
> 
> Why do you think any operating system other than iOS needs to be logged
> into the mothership just to work? Only iOS requires that loss of privacy.

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If a Google service goes down you might not get new mail, access Drive 
or Photos. Maps or YouTube may quit working - I have seen those two myself.

I saw no effect from any iCloud outage. In my case that would only 
affect my stuff in the Apple cloud. That would be backup and pictures.