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They’re incremental upgrades. Why does everyone complain about this? If they let them rot for 5 years everyone would complain too. I bought a series 7 watch bec

by hughrr 5y ago

They’re incremental upgrades. Why does everyone complain about this? If they let them rot for 5 years everyone would complain too. I bought a series 7 watch because my series 5 AppleCare ran out, not because it was gloriously a million times better. But it turned out to be much better!

tptacek 5y ago
Given the new M1 Macbooks, this has been one of the best Apple product years of the last decade for me. My confidence in the ecosystem has kind of never been stronger.
- hughrr 5y ago
  Yes same here. I have an M1 mini and M1 MBA sitting here. Best computers I have ever owned.
- xiphias2 5y ago
  For me too, I am considering switching to iPhone Pro Max, but it's so bulky, I wish it would have stayed thin.
  - hughrr 5y ago
    I didn't notice how big my 13 pro (not max) was until I got my old 6s out. But quite frankly after taking some photos with it, I don't care now. Quick snap at London Bridge station: https://imgur.com/ykYyOh1 https://imgur.com/ykYyOh1
soneil 5y ago
I like that the apple watch really doesn't really beg for upgrades. I usually upgrade my phone on a two year cycle. The current cycle is the first time I've skipped that, because I'm not doing anywhere enough to justify it. But pretty much as soon as vacations become a thing again, I'll use it as an excuse to justify This Years Camera. That's an expensive habit. I don't want my watch to turn into another. I ran the series0 until it stopped getting updates, now I have the 4, and when it stops getting updates I'll upgrade. 5 years feels about right. It's enough that the cost is amortised and the upgrade is notable. It's not so fast that I feel like I'm being milked. (Yes, I realise "go easy on him, he just bought a laptop" probably isn't Apple's business plan for the watch. Just saying .. I'm not complaining. This is a comfortable cadence.)

by hughrr 5y ago

tptacek 5y ago

Given the new M1 Macbooks, this has been one of the best Apple product years of the last decade for me. My confidence in the ecosystem has kind of never been stronger.

hughrr 5y ago
Yes same here. I have an M1 mini and M1 MBA sitting here. Best computers I have ever owned.
xiphias2 5y ago
For me too, I am considering switching to iPhone Pro Max, but it's so bulky, I wish it would have stayed thin.
- hughrr 5y ago
  I didn't notice how big my 13 pro (not max) was until I got my old 6s out. But quite frankly after taking some photos with it, I don't care now. Quick snap at London Bridge station: https://imgur.com/ykYyOh1 https://imgur.com/ykYyOh1

soneil 5y ago

I like that the apple watch really doesn't really beg for upgrades. I usually upgrade my phone on a two year cycle. The current cycle is the first time I've skipped that, because I'm not doing anywhere enough to justify it. But pretty much as soon as vacations become a thing again, I'll use it as an excuse to justify This Years Camera. That's an expensive habit. I don't want my watch to turn into another. I ran the series0 until it stopped getting updates, now I have the 4, and when it stops getting updates I'll upgrade. 5 years feels about right. It's enough that the cost is amortised and the upgrade is notable. It's not so fast that I feel like I'm being milked. (Yes, I realise "go easy on him, he just bought a laptop" probably isn't Apple's business plan for the watch. Just saying .. I'm not complaining. This is a comfortable cadence.)