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What’s the problem here? Seems like you found fine alternatives.

My problem is that I'm paying for something that could be far more useful than it is, and I haven't actually found satisfactory alternatives. For instance, I haven't found an end-to-end encrypted and still user friendly cloud option for my photos.

Apple's problem is that they are selling less to me than they could and risk losing me as a hardware customer as well.

Now, I totally get their strategy. It's a bet that net net they are locking more people in than they are locking out. It's hard to tell whether or not this is paying off for them. Not even Apple can know the counterfactuals.

I’m trying to figure out why it’s a crappy experience elsewhere, but not on Apple devices. I don’t think Apple deliberately contributes to Android hardware development to just make it less usable.

The ball is in the court of Google et al. to make messaging and video chats less frustrating.

That's the thing - android to android with RCS and e2e enabled is pretty comparable to iMessage now. And apple could have just opted into adopting the open standard years ago

> For instance, I haven't found an end-to-end encrypted and still user friendly cloud option for my photos.

iCloud Photos is E2EE if you turn on iCloud’s “Advanced Data Protection”. That migrates the vast majority of your iCloud data into E2EE storage.

I know. That's my whole point. Apple has it but it's of little use to me because of their limited cross-platform sharing.

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