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> Are Apple devices really seen as a status device? By the sort of person who'd rather pay extra for a Mac than just use Linux, sure. I remember seeing an acq
by zeveb 10y ago
> Are Apple devices really seen as a status device?
By the sort of person who'd rather pay extra for a Mac than just use Linux, sure. I remember seeing an acquaintance wax eloquent to another acquaintance about how perfectly designed the iPhone is (it's not: it's a plain black box) — it was really just a way of showing to his acquaintance how wise and clever he is to appreciate the emperor's new clothes.
> Maybe I don't see it because I don't need validation.
Me neither, which is why I haven't bought an Apple computer in this millennium.
- tim333 10y agoiPhone's are quite nicely designed. Nothing's perfect though.
- Roboprog 10y agoIn fairness, I have 2 phones. My personal phone is an Android, because I'm cheap. My work phone is an iPhone, and it has MUCH better battery life. Most features might be quite similar, but as far as I know, using [Objective] C on custom hardware is more efficient than pseudo-Java, resulting in less battery usage, and better audio latency for stuff like Garbage Band on my iPad. ... At least until the Android JIT catches up. When that happens, Android code might well become better/faster, due to there being less of it to glean the intent from. But we're not there, yet. And I'm definitely on a tangent now :-) (and, I have all 3 major OSs on various home computers)