 Hello, I'm making this video in response to part of a conversation. I'm having with a friend It the conversation, you know, they get kind of mixed up sometimes because there's we're talking about Choosing the right type of software for different devices And of course, there's three main categories to look at when you're talking about this sort of thing you're looking at functionality you're looking at privacy and then you're looking at software freedom and The ability to control what your devices do and in the last part of what my friends sent He said Because I said, you know not being able to modify things on your phone and having a company control everything your phone does It's basically the same as slavery. They're they're locking you in and deciding they're controlling your life They're in control. They're your master. So his response is it's like your car Are you a slave to it because you would buy by its manufactured limitations and don't modify it entirely at your will? Am I more free because I repair my own car and change my own oil and the answer to that? Yes, and Right here, he says do you abide by the manufacturers limitations and don't modify entirely? We're not talking about modifying things entirely We're having talking about having the ability to just because you can do something doesn't mean you can't but having that ability taken away is Controlling over you If a company decides What software you can install on your phone or a computer and they say you can only install these programs And then they have the right to go in there and remove those programs whenever they want That's wrong If they decide what websites you're allowed to go to and how you get there and what programs used to go to those websites That's control. They are controlling you. They are your master. You're a slave to them This is basic software freedom stuff. Most of you who are watching this video probably are familiar with this but in response Yes, if I had a car and that car was locked down to where I can't change the old my own oil I can't change my own tires. I can't replace the spark plugs. I can't do whatever I want to that Obviously, you know Manufacturer can say whatever they want but to actually go in there and like lock it down Well, shut the hood and then come after you ensue you if you actually try to fix any of that that would be wrong and the thing is Lot of people when you talk to them and the car analogy has been done over and over and over again When it comes to talking about software freedom because it's it's such a good analogy So it's funny that he brings it up trying to argue the other way but yes if You were buying a car that the manufacturer did not allow you to make any changes to it to where they controlled Beyond that if they decided the car is going to tell you where you can and can't go You want to go to Walmart? Sorry, we don't let you go to Walmart in this car. You're going to target That would be control. They're controlling you if When they're going to target they decided the route you were going to take and you couldn't change that route Well now they're controlling you more Especially if they're the ones that are the only people who can sell you the gas, you know They're gonna make you take the longer route to benefit them Those things are control that would be slavery and if you bought a car like that I would tell you next time you buy a car to buy a different car Right? So the same would software now, you know, if you have a proprietary device such as an iPhone Which is what this conversation is about. I'm not saying throw your iPhone iPhone out and get a new phone right away But next time you go to buy a phone think about and also going back to the car analogy Let's say we did have two cars and one Again One car would have more Ability for you to fix it than another then you're also looking at price Let's say, you know, I'm looking at a $50,000 car that I can do whatever I want to and a $20,000 car or $20,000 car that I can't Maybe I can't afford a $50,000 car, but when it comes to free software and especially when it comes to phone devices There's a large range of devices my last few phones that I've had to buy from me or my wife I didn't pay over $200 very very happy. They work great. I have a choice on what hardware I get So you're looking at an iPhone which costs more money But can do less things that comes into the functionality and they do have limitations Which is actually how this conversation started and part of what he talks about is the conveniency the conveniency of it So far, I was just trying to send him a video file to download. Of course, iPhones don't let you download MP4s Directly through a web browser or MP3s or any type of media file because they want you to go through their software Which is a type of control He criticizes me because I use Google Fi as a cell phone service. Well, you've got to use some sort of cell phone service if you want so Again, I'm not trying to make this an argument between Apple and Google which is what he keeps bringing it back to My argument this argument is about You know Something like iOS versus Android or if you don't like Android some other open source alternatives There's like the prism project and a few others. I know there's not a huge amount about there But another part of the problem with these type of conversations is everyone tries to and even after you explain it They keep bringing it back Google versus Apple Google versus Apple. This is not what it is I don't like Google, you know a lot of things Google has Android is not Google Android is a free and open source program put out there with Community support and Google just happens to have their own version of that that a lot of developers use But most Android devices if you check before you buy it are very easy to unlock and you can remove all those Google services And not use them. He criticizes me for using some such as Google Maps And Google photos Google photos I mainly use for storage, but whatever And for me, there's difference between using the services and have a software on my desktop computer I don't have any of the proprietary Google stuff My phone I've got three applications fork applications. I got maps hangouts photos and The Google Fi app which I don't need to use Google Fi, but it gives me some improvements And yeah, if you want to criticize me for using that that's fine But that's not the argument just because I say something and do something else you can call me a hypocrite if you want but The example I give him and hit the responses Let's say I said murder is wrong and then I go and murder somebody Doesn't mean that murder is now right Chris was wrong because he murdered and then when you know He said murder is wrong my point that murder is wrong is wrong as even if I do it So criticizing me and saying you're that you want to use Apple because I use you know that much of Apple software or Google software on my phone fine, you know, that's fine, and I've already admitted that I shouldn't be using those and really So those are convenience the only one that I would really feel like you know There's not a great alternative for is the Google Maps And mainly it's a catch-22 because Google Maps does such great job because they're tracking you all the time But then that gets into the whole privacy thing So again, there's a three aspects of it the functionality which iPhone Is just pathetic in its abilities compared to Android and again, I'm not even a huge fan of Android I think Android kind of sucks. I just think in comparison. It's a hundred times It's not more better than iOS and that's just functionality wise. There's so many things There's there's nothing I've ever heard of then iPhone can do the iOS can do that Android can't But the other way around I can go on and on and on about things you can't change your home screen. You can't add URL shortcuts shortcuts to websites on your home screen unless it's through Safari You can't do it in Firefox or Chrome or whatever browser. You can only install Browsers and other software that they allow unlike an Android device where you can you have the Google Play Store if you choose to use that But you can go in with one little click in settings You can say allow third-party apps and then you can install whatever you want. They don't limit you They don't control what you do and what you install So yeah going back to the car analogy and really anything else in your life most people if If a company did what Apple does on their devices to other parts of their life They would throw a fit if if some company came in and told you Where you know what cereals you can buy and how much you can eat You know and they control that you would you would throw a fit But on your phone which for most people are is a very important device now His point is he's not connect You know, he's not obsessed with his phone. Basically, you know, he can he can turn it off when he wants It's like yeah, but still I bet you use it a lot and it is a main part of your life and Again, this guy is very privacy Concerned when he talks, but then you're using Google products, which there's no way with Again with any type of cell phone by default the way they work You're gonna be connecting to a tower and the tower has to know who you are to route things to you So having a cell phone there is going to be some sort of, you know Monitoring and tracking. It's just part of having even if you have an old flip phone But at least with an Android device I Could install Community port of Android the source code is fully available. We know exactly what it does. I can remove Google services And and for the most part, I know what's going on We're an Android or an idea that Apple device you have no control over that iOS does what it does You don't know what it's really doing because it's all proprietary and there's really no way to change it out Even if you do get some other operating spring on there Which people have in the past have gotten versions of Linux and Android running on at least older iPhones, you know You have hardware issues It's just a matter of getting it booted, but that doesn't mean that everything works. Anyway That's that's my thoughts on this and my response to that and Yeah, the car analogy was a good one because it kind of proves my point. Anyway, thanks for watching