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saidinesh5today at 4:52 AM1 replyview on HN

The problem is not the propaganda, it is the businesses restricting the freedom and choices of users because of this propaganda.

So many apps even refuse to be installed on older versions of iOS/Android.


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userbinatortoday at 5:52 AM

So many apps even refuse to be installed on older versions of iOS/Android.

That's because they see older versions of Android decrease in usage so they think it's fine to lock them out and potentially lose customers[1], but they're not going to do that to the majority of them.

If the majority stops falling for the propaganda and "upgrading" to a worse experience, other businesses will follow.

[1] I have told businesses that changes to their site have made me no longer want to do business with them, and seen responses ranging from complete dismissal to quick reversion.

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