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On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:25:31 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote :
That's your bias.
I agree the herd-animal religious beliefs spouted by Colour Sergeant Bourn and Your Name are classic for Apple trolls, sensible people know better.
Apple's world market share is laughably puny compared to that of Android.
Even so, while all companies are in it for the profit, nobody could say
with a straight face that Apple gives the customers what they want.
Apple removes functionality the customer wants, and then waits for the pain to get great enough that the customer has to find some way to buy it back.
The actual reality is that the vast majority of consumer or professional
users never upgrade their computers piecemeal. They want reliable
hardware
like a TV or washing machine that sits there doing what it does with no
tinkering required.
People plug sdcards into their devices all the time, Chris. And people
plug headphones into their devices all the time also, Chris.
People connect power to the USB port too.
*Apple considered making the rumored iPhone 17 Air completely port-free, according to report* <https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apple-considered-making- the-rumored-iphone-17-air-completely-port-free-according-to- report-165334942.html>
Maybe it's Apple's way to give the finger to the EU for forcing Apple,
for the first time in its history, of providing what the customer wants.
It's just a rumor at this point, but given Apple's sordid history of
putting the crappiest RAM,
the worst batteries,
the lack of industry
standard hardware (such as the extremely handy portable memory slots and
the industry standard aux jack and the proper charger in the box, etc.),
it wouldn't surprise me. <https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GmIuzI8bcAI7Wa3? format=jpg>
Apple's basic strategy is to remove functionality so that the consumer
feels so much pain that they strive to purchase back the removed items.
It works. Herd animal iPhone owners line up outside the Apple store
because they can't wait to ditch their old iPhones for the new ones!
It works. Herd animal iPhone owners line up outside the Apple store
because they can't wait to ditch their old iPhones for the new ones!
Rather than considering something gimmicky like that...
I wish Apple would
consider redesigning the horrendous lump of the camera lenses sticking out
of the body so much. At the very least spread them across the back symmetrically so the phone doesn't wobble side to side when set down.
Surely that's something simple to do.
Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
*Apple considered making the rumored iPhone 17 Air completely port-free, >> according to report*
<https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apple-considered-making-the-rumored-iphone-17-air-completely-port-free-according-to-report-165334942.html>
Maybe it's Apple's way to give the finger to the EU for forcing Apple,
for the first time in its history, of providing what the customer wants.
It's just a rumor at this point, but given Apple's sordid history of
putting the crappiest RAM, the worst batteries, the lack of industry
standard hardware (such as the extremely handy portable memory slots and
the industry standard aux jack and the proper charger in the box, etc.), it >> wouldn't surprise me. <https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GmIuzI8bcAI7Wa3?format=jpg>
Apple's basic strategy is to remove functionality so that the consumer
feels so much pain that they strive to purchase back the removed items.
It works. Herd animal iPhone owners line up outside the Apple store
because they can't wait to ditch their old iPhones for the new ones!
Rather than considering something gimmicky like that, I wish Apple would consider redesigning the horrendous lump of the camera lenses sticking out
of the body so much. At the very least spread them across the back symmetrically so the phone doesn’t wobble side to side when set down. Surely that’s something simple to do.
On Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:13:43 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :
It works. Herd animal iPhone owners line up outside the Apple store
because they can't wait to ditch their old iPhones for the new ones!
Rather than considering something gimmicky like that...
Personally, I think it's Apple's way to give the finger to the EU by designing a phone that relies *even more!* on Apple's servers to work.
*Apple considered making the rumored iPhone 17 Air completely port-free, according to report*
Maybe it's Apple's way to give the finger to the EU for forcing Apple,
for the first time in its history, of providing what the customer wants.
Just wondering, if Apple doesn't give customers what they want-- why is
the iPhone the best selling cellular device in the world?
See what I'm getting at?
On 3/16/25 3:27 PM, Marion wrote:
*Apple considered making the rumored iPhone 17 Air completely
port-free, according to report*
Maybe it's Apple's way to give the finger to the EU for forcing Apple,
for the first time in its history, of providing what the customer wants.
<SNIP>
Just wondering, if Apple doesn't give customers what they want-- why is
the iPhone the best selling cellular device in the world?
See what I'm getting at?
Just wondering, if Apple doesn't give customers what they want-- why is
the iPhone the best selling cellular device in the world?
See what I'm getting at?
Technically Apple does not give customers what they want*, but rather
the customers do want what Apple gives them. ;-)
That's your bias.
The actual reality is that the vast majority of consumer or professional users never upgrade their computers piecemeal. They want reliable hardware like a TV or washing machine that sits there doing what it does with no tinkering required.
Apple delivers that in spades.