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From: AJL <noemail@none.com>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: A good thing or a bad thing (Was: Tutorial: Working example of
 removing & re-installing Android system apps from a PC)
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 18:02:48 -0000 (UTC)
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On 4/2/25 10:10 AM, Peter wrote:
>AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
>
>>>I pay Google 2 bucks/mo US for 1GB. 
>> 
>> Typo. Should be 100GB
>> 
>>> Not a big $$$ deal for me. YMMV. I use
>>> it for off site backup (like if the house burns down) and it is also
>>> conveniently available to any of my devices pretty much anywhere if wanted
>>> or needed. A card just wouldn't provide the same service or use, although I
>>> do keep one locally in case Google burns down.
>
>My only problem with that thought process is that it's a justification for
>NOT having something. It's like a guy with only one leg justifying why he's
>hopping all the time. Phones with the sdcard slot can hop just like you do.
>
>The point was that Apple & Google don't put the sd card slot in phones for
>a reason, which is NOT that they want to give you the best phone possible.

Guess you missed my point (and fact). Unlike Apple iOS devices the vast vast
 majority of Android phones (and tablets etc) that run Google accounts and
 apps are NOT made by Google and thus Google has no say over whether the
 device has a slot or not. That is the *individual manufacturers* choice...

>They want to cut off your leg so that you buy their prosthetic device.