‘Even stronger’ than imagined: DOJ’s sweeping Apple lawsuit draws expert praisenave@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.world – 543 points – 6 months agotheverge.com77Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentThere are a lot more cheap Android options. I wouldn’t want to get a kid a pricey iPhone for their first smartphone.My kids get my hand me downs.Cheapest iPhone is $430. Being tied into FindMy is probably worth that, especially for parents.You can get a new android under $200. And google has their own feature to locate their phones.Ok. Which is a current iPhone owner more likely to buy. The thing that ties into their current services and is a device which they are familiar with to help their kid when questions arise. Save ~$200 to deal with another service and have to do more work to support the device when questions arise. The juice isn't worth the squeeze before we even get into how many years of updates that $200 phone is gonna get vs the cheapest iPhone.6 more...6 more... Cheapest iPhone is $430. A ruggered Android phone cost about 200 € and there are also under 100 € android phones. As a first phone for a kid is more than enough, given how it will be treated6 more...6 more...
There are a lot more cheap Android options. I wouldn’t want to get a kid a pricey iPhone for their first smartphone.My kids get my hand me downs.Cheapest iPhone is $430. Being tied into FindMy is probably worth that, especially for parents.You can get a new android under $200. And google has their own feature to locate their phones.Ok. Which is a current iPhone owner more likely to buy. The thing that ties into their current services and is a device which they are familiar with to help their kid when questions arise. Save ~$200 to deal with another service and have to do more work to support the device when questions arise. The juice isn't worth the squeeze before we even get into how many years of updates that $200 phone is gonna get vs the cheapest iPhone.6 more...6 more... Cheapest iPhone is $430. A ruggered Android phone cost about 200 € and there are also under 100 € android phones. As a first phone for a kid is more than enough, given how it will be treated6 more...6 more...
Cheapest iPhone is $430. Being tied into FindMy is probably worth that, especially for parents.You can get a new android under $200. And google has their own feature to locate their phones.Ok. Which is a current iPhone owner more likely to buy. The thing that ties into their current services and is a device which they are familiar with to help their kid when questions arise. Save ~$200 to deal with another service and have to do more work to support the device when questions arise. The juice isn't worth the squeeze before we even get into how many years of updates that $200 phone is gonna get vs the cheapest iPhone.6 more...6 more... Cheapest iPhone is $430. A ruggered Android phone cost about 200 € and there are also under 100 € android phones. As a first phone for a kid is more than enough, given how it will be treated6 more...
You can get a new android under $200. And google has their own feature to locate their phones.Ok. Which is a current iPhone owner more likely to buy. The thing that ties into their current services and is a device which they are familiar with to help their kid when questions arise. Save ~$200 to deal with another service and have to do more work to support the device when questions arise. The juice isn't worth the squeeze before we even get into how many years of updates that $200 phone is gonna get vs the cheapest iPhone.6 more...6 more...
Ok. Which is a current iPhone owner more likely to buy. The thing that ties into their current services and is a device which they are familiar with to help their kid when questions arise. Save ~$200 to deal with another service and have to do more work to support the device when questions arise. The juice isn't worth the squeeze before we even get into how many years of updates that $200 phone is gonna get vs the cheapest iPhone.6 more...
Cheapest iPhone is $430. A ruggered Android phone cost about 200 € and there are also under 100 € android phones. As a first phone for a kid is more than enough, given how it will be treated
There are a lot more cheap Android options. I wouldn’t want to get a kid a pricey iPhone for their first smartphone.
My kids get my hand me downs.
Cheapest iPhone is $430.
Being tied into FindMy is probably worth that, especially for parents.
You can get a new android under $200. And google has their own feature to locate their phones.
Ok. Which is a current iPhone owner more likely to buy.
The juice isn't worth the squeeze before we even get into how many years of updates that $200 phone is gonna get vs the cheapest iPhone.
A ruggered Android phone cost about 200 € and there are also under 100 € android phones.
As a first phone for a kid is more than enough, given how it will be treated