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While it's annoying that Apple doesn't do what people want them to do (like drop Lightning in favor of USB-C) I have to appreciate that there are still companie

by mikece 4y ago

While it's annoying that Apple doesn't do what people want them to do (like drop Lightning in favor of USB-C) I have to appreciate that there are still companies making "You do it our way or not at all" decisions for their customers. To quote Steve Jobs from 1997: at least people are making decisions about products instead of conducting polls or having a popularity contest.

schmookeeg 4y ago
Yep, both of their decisions (USB-C and iMessage) annoy me personally, but when I try to muster some outrage and characterize Apple as being extremely arrogant here, well, I can't find a difference between their decisions and "Opinionated" frameworks or stacks which I encounter in my day to day life without even an arched eyebrow. It's just that they picked a lane I disagree with. The "buy mom an iphone" remark is pretty tone deaf and will probably cause a minor kerfuffle, but it's still consistent Apple and I can hardly be surprised at it. Hoping I can buy an iphone 15 after the Euro twists their arm to get USB-C to match my ipad and macbook. :)
olliej 4y ago
Dropping lightning in favor of usb-c means instantly deprecating millions of accessories, so it's not the free change people seem to think it is. Remember how much noise people made when the 30 pin connector was dropped for lightning - a cable that was better in every possible way? and there were far far fewer iPhone (and smart phone in general) users back then. I feel you in the annoyance of periodically only have usb-c cable with a low battery phone, but I also have quite a few other accessories that I'd rather not have to replace (I've had a decade to accumulate such, and a lot of that time predated usb-c)
gerash 4y ago
The Epic lawsuit showed it is not just being opinionated. They wanted families to have "obstacles in giving their kids an Android phone". Overall, the default messaging app needs to do all it can to be interoperable. Are you ok with Outlook being "opinionated" and downsample email photos sent to non-windows clients? Note that iPhone market share in US is above 50%. We need a lawsuit here

by mikece 4y ago

schmookeeg 4y ago

Yep, both of their decisions (USB-C and iMessage) annoy me personally, but when I try to muster some outrage and characterize Apple as being extremely arrogant here, well, I can't find a difference between their decisions and "Opinionated" frameworks or stacks which I encounter in my day to day life without even an arched eyebrow. It's just that they picked a lane I disagree with. The "buy mom an iphone" remark is pretty tone deaf and will probably cause a minor kerfuffle, but it's still consistent Apple and I can hardly be surprised at it. Hoping I can buy an iphone 15 after the Euro twists their arm to get USB-C to match my ipad and macbook. :)

olliej 4y ago

Dropping lightning in favor of usb-c means instantly deprecating millions of accessories, so it's not the free change people seem to think it is. Remember how much noise people made when the 30 pin connector was dropped for lightning - a cable that was better in every possible way? and there were far far fewer iPhone (and smart phone in general) users back then. I feel you in the annoyance of periodically only have usb-c cable with a low battery phone, but I also have quite a few other accessories that I'd rather not have to replace (I've had a decade to accumulate such, and a lot of that time predated usb-c)

gerash 4y ago

The Epic lawsuit showed it is not just being opinionated. They wanted families to have "obstacles in giving their kids an Android phone". Overall, the default messaging app needs to do all it can to be interoperable. Are you ok with Outlook being "opinionated" and downsample email photos sent to non-windows clients? Note that iPhone market share in US is above 50%. We need a lawsuit here