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You can’t argue with these people. Almost double the software support period and average device service life of the nearest competitors still counts as ‘planned
by simonh 5y ago
You can’t argue with these people. Almost double the software support period and average device service life of the nearest competitors still counts as ‘planned obsolescence’, yet none of those competitors get dinged for their device lifetimes. It’s complete dislocation from reality.
- user_7832 5y agoMate did you even read my comment before replying? > yet none of those competitors get dinged for their device lifetimes. It’s complete dislocation from reality. I literally said that if Apple is the best the rest (the "standard" or bar) is underground. To paraphrase/reiterate: I think other companies are doing an even shittier job. > It’s complete dislocation from reality. I must concur.
- simonh 5y agoMy point is even when they go to far greater lengths than the others, they’re still criticised (including by you) of actively reducing device lifetime. That is absurd. Vague references to a ‘bar’ without even mentioning their competitors even as a genetic group is hardly equivalent to targeted named criticism of the company.
- DSingularity 5y agoConsidering their full lifetime, it works out to basically you can own these devices for less than a dollar a day. I appreciate that I am not getting gauged by the manufacturer just so I can stay in the ecosystem. Doubt I would say the same about other companies.