Chrome for iOS Gains Enhanced Safe Browsing to Protect Users From Malicious Websites

[CarlJ]

From my observations, it's been more common than you think. I've known people to get a MacBook or iPhone, but not really use any advantages of the platform...
--They don't develop iOS apps
--They're not creative types
--They don't use any apps nor services that are iOS exclusive
--They're otherwise not invested into the Apple ecosystem

For another data point, I have an MBP, iPhone, and iPad. I don’t develop iOS apps, I’m not creative in the way that you mean (I don’t draw or paint, for instance), I use Apple services like iMessage and FaceTime because they’re there and work well. However, I do a lot of work on Unix systems, and for the last decade-plus, Macs have been the best desktop/laptop Unix-based systems (yes, you can get Linux-based systems, but not with the depth and breadth of commercial software that macOS has, and not with the level of hardware/software integration Apple has provided). And I can run all the Unix tools I want, and write code on it that runs basically the same as on Unix and Linux servers. As a result, I’ve barely touched a Windows machine in the past decade, and haven’t had to write any code for Windows this century.

I know quite a few others who use Macs for the same reason - works with all their Unix tools as well as a wide variety of commercial software, with no fiddling. The tie-in to the Apple ecosystem is a huge bonus, but not the reason I got the Mac.

Oh, and I run Chrome only when absolutely necessary. I use Safari for most everything.

 

[MacBH928]

but... Google IS the malicious website

 

[MacBH928]

From my observations, it's been more common than you think. I've known people to get a MacBook or iPhone, but not really use any advantages of the platform...
--They don't develop iOS apps
--They're not creative types
--They don't use any apps nor services that are iOS exclusive
--They're otherwise not invested into the Apple ecosystem

At the end of the day, they just like having a computer with that "Apple" logo on the cover. They sure as hell don't care about privacy when they use YouTube and Google. And they're on Facebook 30 minutes to an hour per day.

Whenever I had the chance, I've been asking people if there was any particular reason they choose iOS over Android, and vice versa. A lot of common responses include but not limited to:
--It was recommended by someone they know
--"It just works"
--They like it, or gotten used to it
--They just want a phone that can make calls. Perhaps take some pictures
Some of them would still be using flip phones if they could.

I would consider Android if it wasn't filled with all the tracking

 

[ackmondual]

I would consider Android if it wasn't filled with all the tracking

That's a fair enough reason. FWIW, they do sell Android phones that are completely pure, with Google's influence completely removed from them. This sort of thing offers even more protections against what Apple tracks, but then one would need to be wary since you wouldn't want to visit Google Play, and do the usual things you would with a typical Android phone.

I recall a thread here on MR where people asked if it's optimal and really recommended to keep the battery at 50% as much as possible. One train of thought is is yes, but they charge it to 100% if they're going on travel, or other crucial use cases. Another comment just said life is too short to be worrying over these things. At the end of the day, some people just don't care about all that tracking (even if it is from Google), and again, life is too short to worry about this sort of thing as well

 

[MacBH928]

That's a fair enough reason. FWIW, they do sell Android phones that are completely pure, with Google's influence completely removed from them. This sort of thing offers even more protections against what Apple tracks, but then one would need to be wary since you wouldn't want to visit Google Play, and do the usual things you would with a typical Android phone.

I recall a thread here on MR where people asked if it's optimal and really recommended to keep the battery at 50% as much as possible. One train of thought is is yes, but they charge it to 100% if they're going on travel, or other crucial use cases. Another comment just said life is too short to be worrying over these things. At the end of the day, some people just don't care about all that tracking (even if it is from Google), and again, life is too short to worry about this sort of thing as well

I heard of those phones, problem is they limit access to popular apps sold only on the google play store. Some apps break without Google Play service, i believe its called, double worse that some work and government related apps work only on those app stores. So it is kind of a need.

Worrying about privacy is important and not about life being too short. You really do not want a Google employee watching the pictures you share with your wife, or that chat you have with your work boss. There was a horror movie made based on this called One Hour Photo.