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All your examples seem to be of running Apple stuff on Android.

None of it is about actually moving off it.

The few examples you mention such as bluetooth and mp3 files from iTunes are to do with an industry standard, not because of something Apple did.

” Apple also participates in the Movies AnyWhere initiative along with most of the major studios. Meaning when you purchase a movie from Apple, Amazon, Google, Vudu etc they are added to all of your libraries.”

I am not familiar with this, which libraries where?

Regardless, this doesnt seem like a winning proposition "Use android and just use all our apps on it", why?? You switch off Apple because it has issues so you continue to use Apple?

Better off never to enter in the first place.




> The few examples you mention such as bluetooth and mp3 files from iTunes are to do with an industry standard, not because of something Apple did.

“The industry” didn’t push for DRM free music. Apple did.

https://macdailynews.com/2007/02/06/apple_ceo_steve_jobs_pos...

“The Industry” wanted Apple to license FairPlay DRM to other sellers.

The claim was that you were locked into Apple’s ecosystem. The truth is that you can just as easily have a mix of Apple, Android Macs and Windows.

I forgot to mention that Apple has official plugins for Chrome and Firefox for Windows that let you sync bookmarks with Safari/iCloud.

> I am not familiar with this, which libraries where

https://help.moviesanywhere.com/hc/en-us/articles/1150045761...

It’s not a backdoor hack.

> Regardless, this doesnt seem like a winning proposition "Use android and just use all our apps on it", why?? You switch off Apple because it has issues so you continue to use Apple?

All what apps? You copy your files from iCloud to another storage provider. There are plenty of utilities that allow you to copy playlists over. Music you bought from iTunes is DRM free, etc.

No company that you buy TV shows from allow you to transfer them DRN free and there is nothing that Apple can do about the movie studios that won’t participate in MoviesAnywhere.

If you buy a digital book from Amazon, you have to use “their app” on other platforms. If you use Google Docs, you have to either export it or use “their apps” on other platforms. What’s the difference?




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