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[โ€“] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

> be me
> buy new phone, chose android cause I can install anything on it
> get free iphone from work
> sell iphone on ebay cause I can install anything I want on my android
> google doesnt want me to install anything I want

Fuck me. I kept the wrong phone.

[โ€“] squaresinger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

They are both now on the same level. Both iPhone and Android now allow sideloading of apps of "trusted" developers, so developers verified by Google/Apple.