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by wutbrodo 1881 days ago
How is this an instance of "you can't win"? Not "owning" your phone is a downside of iOS's approach, and avoiding the security issue as parent commenter mentions is an upside (ie a "win"). This martyr complex over phone OSes is very 2010.
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He means as a phone manufacturer you can't win, either you have an open OS and get criticised for not locking it down or you have a locked down OS and get criticised for not opening it up.
This is just true in general. People complain about everything these days.