(Sorry iOS users -- you use an OS designed by a dictator. You can maybe try switching to the App Store in a freer country than the US, e.g. Canada or UK.)
Once they see their favourite influencer moving to a new platform, their following automatically migrates with them.
iOS is a status symbol.
Would students really be “ostracized” if they had high priced Samsung phones?
You realize the $349 iPhone SE is more performant than any Android phone at any cost.
there's not free speech in the UK though... so...
s/UK/some other free country/
Nothing stopping you from communicating with them. You can still pick up a phone, text message, or use email, or twitter, or whatsapp, or discord, or slack, or fb messenger, or write a letter, or twitter (or send a carrier pigeon), or instagram, or telegram, or mail them a flash drive with videos on it, idk.
very weak argument, Xi.
> pick up a phone
costs $
> text message
super limited
> use email
yes but not a great UX for instant messaging
banned in china and also not a good UX for talking to friends/family
banned in china and featureless
> discord, or slack
80-year-old grandmas can't use this
> fb messenger
banned in china
> write a letter
too slow
> or twitter (or send a carrier pigeon),
No
banned in China, messenger is crap
> telegram
looks like a goddamn military app, lacks features, old people can't figure this one out either
> mail them a flash drive with videos on it, idk.
too slow
> yes but not a great UX for instant messaging
give me a break. it sounds like its not about communicating with family. whats your deal?
They don't need you or Trump policing what app they use.
>> fb messenger
> banned in china
Yup there's your problem. they did it first. we wouldn't be in this mess otherwise. don't blame me or trump. if china opened up so would the US.
It's unfortunate that the US is too late in getting in the game with China. They've already caught up (and some) with the US in terms of technological prowess and innovation. China can open up and let the likes of Facebook, Google etc in, but they won't be able to compete with the local companies like Alibaba, Tencent. China at this stage doesn't need the US as much as they did before when it comes to tech. What China needs is the rest of the world (EU, UK, South America, Africa etc) to not join forces against it. Just a shame that the current administration isn't able to see that and prefers being iso-America for America and at the same time pushing its allies away.
Bottom line is, the US got outplayed, and is still getting outplayed. Past administrations should have seen this coming. Current administration should have made better decisions in navigating China. While the US is trying to go toe to toe with China, China is already thinking ahead by forging alliances and making its presence in African and European countries via the Belt and Road initiative as well as reducing its dependency on US agriculture by shifting soybean purchases to South America. I doubt the banning of TikTok and WeChat in the US is really going to concern them.