I work in IT and I harshly judge anyone else in IT who willingly chooses an iPhone.

When I started with my current company they gave me my choice of iPhone as a company phone (basically last year’s model at no cost, or I could pay a bit and get the latest model)… when I asked if Android was an option I was told “oh, no… Android is open source, so it isn’t secure”. If I didn’t need the paycheck I would have quit right then. I just stared at my boss and didn’t know what to say. I mean, I knew what I wanted to say, but I also didn’t want to tell my new boss that he’s a dumbass.

So now I carry 2 phones and last year I broke my Android phone and had to use the iPhone as my daily driver for a couple of months. I figured I’d come to appreciate the iPhone but no, there was almost no redeeming qualities.

Yes, but when there are recalls that need to be handled by the dealership they will get your data.

Honestly, it isn’t a huge deal to me other than the fact that there’s no way around it. You pay 10s of thousands of dollars for something, yet you still don’t fully own it.

Well, shit.

Any way around that?