r/MurderedByWords • u/NefariousnessIll8787 • Mar 16 '23

Murder Seems dead to me.

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u/OrneryHandle Mar 16 '23

Internet access ain't free. In a lot of places, Facebook actually is, through a service called "Free Basics".

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u/KoenBril Mar 16 '23

That's a terrifying truth. For some communities, facebook is synonymous to "the internet".

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u/skoltroll Mar 16 '23

Microsoft did it in the 80's with donating computers to schools. A lot of Apple IIe's got upgraded to Windows on a 386 or 486.

Got get 'em hooked to your platform so you get a monopoly.

In this case, both people are right, but the latter gets the nod on importance.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '23

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u/Angelwings19 Mar 16 '23 edited Mar 16 '23

Yes. If the Facebook app isn't uninstallable, it means you bought an Android phone where the manufacturer has made a deal with Facebook to force their app to be on the phone.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '23

Why can't I uninstall Google play services

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u/luna10777 Mar 16 '23

Yes. If the Facebook Google app isn't uninstallable, it means you bought an Android phone where the manufacturer has made a deal with Facebook Google to force their app to be on the phone.

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u/Kerro_ Mar 16 '23

At least google has the curtesy to provide me with a useful service while stealing my data