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Is it really necessary to be exclusively in one eco system?
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 3/15/26 at 3:45 pm
Does it really matter that much?
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:13 pm to braves21
Gonna need a little context. OS? Phone? Browser? Home automation? TV?
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:31 pm to braves21
Have you seen how much fighting just the Android vs. iOS texting battles have caused?
Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:06 pm to braves21
The Ubiquiti cult doesn’t seem to mind it.
I stay away from lock-in when I can.
I stay away from lock-in when I can.
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:11 pm to CAD703X
Android phone. MacBook and iPad.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 5:40 am to braves21
For consumers? Not really. It's the corporations that try their damndest to for us into it though. I don't mind a company making software and tech suites that all work seamlessly together and marketing you to stick all to them, but the bullshite that Apple does to lock their users out of using any competitors options within their ecosystem just sucks for consumers.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 6:47 am to braves21
I use a Pixel, iPad pro, MacBook pro, Thinkpad, and airpods
Posted on 3/16/26 at 7:54 am to TigerFanatic99
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bullshite that Apple does to lock their users
Apple paved the modern way for sure but the real problem is “app stores” in general. The misalignment of incentives makes it an automatic race to the bottom in software quality.
Ubiquiti and Google are FAR worse. They take industries that are literally built upon open protocols and interoperability and then introduce product lines that are completely walled off. Examples are networking, smartphome/BAS, and surveillance. When Google got a little pushback, they used their clout to force the retail industry into Matter which is, by definition, Trojan spyware and usually only exposes a tiny subset of features anyway.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 11:28 am to braves21
Personally, as an iPhone user, going with the Apple Watch and AirPods is a no brainer, as they interact far better with my iPhone than my non Apple accessories.
For my use case, it’s not as critical for my computer or tablet to be an Apple product.
For my use case, it’s not as critical for my computer or tablet to be an Apple product.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 1:43 pm to 632627
The only one that ever really bothered me was Airpods not working well with Microsoft Teams. Old job we had HP laptops, and if I joined a meeting or call through the computer, I could hear just fine through them, but it wouldn't pick up the built in microphone. But if I joined from the Teams app on my iPhone, it would work great. I ended up buying a cheap pair of BT headphones with a mic and they worked great for Teams through the laptop, but not well with the iPhone app.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:52 pm to TigerFanatic99
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but the bullshite that Apple does to lock their users out of using any competitors options within their ecosystem just sucks for consumers.
For instance?
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:55 pm to TU Rob
That's odd. All I've ever used for earbuds is Soundcore (Anker) and have never had any issues with Webex, Teams, etc. That goes back over a decade with multiple phones and pods.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 8:23 am to TigerGman
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For instance?
Only the Apple Watch has full integration with the iPhone.
A garmin, for example, can make calls and send texts when paired with an android. When paired with an iPhone, it can only receive notifications.
Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:19 am to braves21
I don't get it. Most of the time you lose far more functionality and utility.
I generally buy for performance value and not for ecosystem. My home lab is a hodge podge of different gear (typically recycled higher-end enterprise gear), my personal computer cycles through what I get at the time (no allegiance to Intel, AMD, Nvidia), my phone is generally a cheapo Lamedroid
I generally buy for performance value and not for ecosystem. My home lab is a hodge podge of different gear (typically recycled higher-end enterprise gear), my personal computer cycles through what I get at the time (no allegiance to Intel, AMD, Nvidia), my phone is generally a cheapo Lamedroid
Posted on 3/17/26 at 2:00 pm to LemmyLives
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That's odd. All I've ever used for earbuds is Soundcore (Anker) and have never had any issues with Webex, Teams, etc. That goes back over a decade with multiple phones and pods.
It was definitely odd. I worked in Finance at a big bank during Covid, and several on my staff said the same thing. I think I had 3 scheduled weekly meetings, and it got to the point I would join from my phone for audio and mute the laptop until I got the second set of ear buds just to leave at my laptop. One of the younger guys mentioned something about it being an Apple thing. It would pick up BT audio just fine, but not connect to the built in microphone.
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