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Subject: Re: The facts show Apple is two generations behind Android in AI
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Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 19:06:21 -0400
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On 7/21/24 10:23 AM, Andrew wrote:
> -hh wrote on Sun, 21 Jul 2024 10:03:35 -0400 :
> 
>> On the contrary, the evidence is in the lack of news/drama when it comes
>> to product as deployed - the classical "it just works".
> 
> While I'm well aware of the genius of Apple's lies of "It just works",
> let's teset that out, shall we?

With your cherrypicked example?  That's lame from the outset.

> 
> 1. I installed an app on iOS & Android long ago
> 2. It's no longer in the App Store on either platform
> 3. Which of the two platforms "just works" when I want to migrate
>     that previously installed app onto any number of new devices?
> 
> Hint: The Apple ecosystem never "just works".

That depends on why the App was discontinued.


> Let's test it again, but with a different set of common conditions:
> a. I want to have anonymity when using a web browser
> b. So I choose the canonical well-supported respected Tor Browser
> c. On which of the two platforms does the Tor browser "just work"?
> 
> Hint: The Apple ecosystem almost never "just works".

Back when I tinkered with Tor, it worked just fine on a Mac.


> Do you want me to give you scores of similar examples, 

No, a few scores is inadequate:  your need to demonstrate that the 
failures you claim clearly represent the majority of Apps & use cases on 
the platform.

> HINT: The Apple ecosystem almost never "just works".
> 
> If you think it does, that simply proves how gullible you are to Apple's
> admittedly brilliant advertising. Almost nothing "just works" on iOS.

But if that were true, then Apple would have gone totally out of 
business a decade ago, due to non-delivery and Reversion to the Mean.

You need to reconcile with how reality not aligning to your narrative.


-hh