The series s should be reworked into a streaming only device that costs 50-100 bucks and requires the bare minimum for smooth 4k 60fps streaming. The console itself is a joke and a waste of money, and this is coming from someone who has one. I wish I waited and saved for the series x, cause this thing can't do shit

It's cheaper for them. But that's the only upside I can see for Microsoft. I think it's intentional so you keep buying new controllers

If you're talking about apps like Facebook or Instagram being forced onto your Samsung phone then I'm afraid you can't do much outside of rooting your phone, which has become increasingly difficult with Samsung locking most things behind Knox now. I'd look up a guide on how to do it and study it before going straight to it.

I see iPhones as remarkable feats of technology shrouded by greedy business practices and a cultish fan base that alienates everyone that doesn't conform to the Apple way. If Apple had an execute shakeup and started becoming pro-consumer instead of pro-shareholder then the Apple ecosystem could be an amazing tool that everyone can use, not just iPhone fanatics. I'd love to bring a Macbook around with me because of the portability and reliability, but the cost and lack of support for anything non-apple makes me consider other options, like Framework, Samsung or Lenovo, which I'm fine with. They all build fantastic machines, but they're limited by the instability of the operating systems I can choose from.

It's only "industry leading" in the US. Everywhere else it gets trampled on. It's a status symbol and nothing more.