Most like the hardware, most like the keyboard, pretty much everyone is disappointed with the software.

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This is a paradox of modern tech: we are faced with increasingly huge tech giants like Apple and Google that provide most of our hardware and a huge chunk of the online infrastructure that we rely upon.

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With exceptions like a hardware store and a clothing store, most of the businesses in Sea Bright remain boarded up.

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While Apple can link its hardware to its own operating system, Samsung uses Android like most other smartphone manufacturers.

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