Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams Apple 2m2q4e Says iPhone Maker Sold 'Overpriced Hardware' From The 'Middle Ages'

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By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 20 May 2021 11:33 IST

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams Apple, Says iPhone Maker Sold 'Overpriced Hardware' From The 'Middle Ages'

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov even slammed Apple hardware

Highlights

Durov said Apple's 60Hz displays can't compete with modern Android phones
Telegram tasted a huge gain in popularity recently
This is not the first time Durov slammed Apple

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Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram app that gained popularity recently after WhatsApp pushed a contentious policy update, has slammed Apple's relationship with China. He accused the Cupertino company of providing “complete control” to the Chinese Communist Party (C) over the data of its citizens who use iPhone handsets. He stated that Apple's “business model” was based on “selling overpriced, obsolete hardware to customers locked in their ecosystem.” Durov also added that using an iPhone made “you a digital slave of Apple” as the company allowed s to apps only from its App Store.

Durov even slammed iPhone to test the Telegram app on iOS, "I feel like I'm thrown back into the Middle Ages.” The iPhone's 60Hz displays can't compete with the 120Hz displays of modern Android phones, he added.

The Russian-born entrepreneur cited an investigative report by the New York Times while making the comments on his public Telegram channel.

Apple Cuts App Store Commission by 15 Percent for Most Developers

Apple and Telegram's love-hate relationship go a long way back and Durov's public rant this is not his first against the American giant. In a post on July 28 last year, he outlined “7 reasons” why every iPhone should be worried about the App Store's 30 percent tax for some app developers. Later, Apple reduced the tax to 15 percent.

A day after Durov's post, Telegram filed a formal antitrust complaint to the EU, saying Apple must allow s the opportunity to software outside of the App Store.

In 2018, Apple removed the Telegram app from App Store over concerns surrounding the distribution of child pornography on the platform.

Telegram has more than 500 million active s worldwide. It recently saw an WhatsApp announced new changes.

Although WhatsApp stepped back and Signal gain base among mobile phone s.

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