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by blibble 3137 days ago
outside of the nerds, how much of a percentage of apple users would switch if it did come out they had been doing this?

it's going to be less than 1%

... and where are they going to go?
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sjwright 3136 days ago
I think it would have much greater repercussions over time, eliminating one of the few concrete advantages of Apple products. But for now let's assume it only lost them a tiny share, perhaps one percent. Even that is a massive fortune compared to the money Apple could possibly make selling a bit of marketing data under the table.
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odammit 3136 days ago
I’m a nerd and I wouldn’t switch.

I’d be pissed for an hour but at the end of the day my phone, laptop, watch, TV and car all syncing my music and crap with no effort is too appealing to scoff at.

Hell if I found out they had a meat locker of dead kittens hidden in the basement of 1 Infinite Loop Id probably stay loyal.

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