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On 2024-03-29 09:21, Larry Wolff wrote:
> On 3/29/2024 1:29 AM, Your Name wrote:
> 
>>> The Verge says the DOJ's case is that the American consumer is paying more
>>> for the iPhone than they should be paying. And they get less functionality
>>> on the iPhone than they get on Android phones.
>>
>> If that was true, then Samsung and many other higher-end phone makers
>> should be in court as well since they charge about the same price for
>> their phones as Apple does.
> 
> It's a good thing you're not one of Apple's high-priced lawyers given
> you're not even aware that Samsung sells a range of phones, from dirt cheap
> to very expensive, as do almost all Android phone makers on the market.

What does a Samsung phone that matches the specs of an Apple iPhone 
cost, doofus?



> 
>> Yes, you can but a cheaper Android smartphones from various makers, but
>> they are lower-end models that use older / slower CPUs and GPUs, lower
>> quality components, less RAM, etc. to achieve that lower price ... you
>> get what you pay for.
> 
> Again, it's good you're not an Apple lawyer as the quality of most Android
> components far exceeds that of Apple's (such as integrated 5G modems).

LOL!

They literally use the SAME modems "Larry".

> 
> Not only do most Android phones have better hardware that doesn't even
> exist in the iPhones (such as sd card slots) but many Android phones have
> screens that are built by Samsung who makes a lot of the iPhone screens.

So then, not better screens and I'll bet only 3 people in 100 use the SD 
card slot in their phone.

> 
> And all Android phones can run software that can't be run on an iPhone,

And vice versa.

> so you need to do some research before you'll pass the Apple versus Android
> exam, as you don't know the first thing about how the platforms differ.