• Closed ecosystem ( like side loading apps, hardware locked/issues, privacy settings like VPN, browser etc are limited).

Very Pro China, gives away people’s privacy in China and are pro censorship, so they don’t lose their precious supplier.

Just gonna add a few here, that’s related to privacy & censorship

Apple removes Hong Kong protest app, Quartz news app following Chinese criticism https://www.techspot.com/news/82284-apple-removes-hong-kong-protest-app-quartz-news.html

Apple’s Compromises in China: 5 Takeaways https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/technology/apple-china-privacy-censorship.html

Apple limited a crucial AirDrop function in China just weeks before protests https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/30/apple-limited-a-crucial-airdrop-function-in-china-just-weeks-before-protests.html

Apple has stored the data of thousands of customers on Chinese servers and censored apps https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-data-china-censors-apps-nyt-2021-5?op=1

Apple made secret 5-year $275B deal with Chinese government https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/12/07/apple-made-secret-5-year-275b-deal-with-chinese-government

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/technology/apple-whatsapp-china-app-store.html

I think of it as I bought something and they gave me something extra on the house.

Potato tomato as they say

Nice, more free stuff included in my subscription

Pretty sure corruption isn’t using wire transfer 🫢 Comes in physical form that can’t be tracked

Not if you use offline

Alternatively you can take off the chip from the card and glue to your phone 😏

I use Garmin Pay on my watch, doesn’t require internet to work at stores

Pricing seems a bit odd to me What happens if you don’t spend all your searches? Does it carry over to next month?

Wouldn’t it be better to pay as you go? Without the monthly requirements if they gonna have a limit anyway.

I have pro, but it doesn’t work for me

Can’t connect to the server

Anyone having issue with deepL?