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> The positive (and there's plenty of criticism; search and read) point being made about iphone is that it has a longer support duration Yup, and the OTA updat
by logifail 4y ago
> The positive (and there's plenty of criticism; search and read) point being made about iphone is that it has a longer support duration
Yup, and the OTA updates with Tesla are also better than you'd get on a car that's 1/10th of the price. Isn't it just a little bit over-entitled to bring up any iPhone in a discussion about budget phones?
Newsflash: the vast majority of the planet can't afford to drop $1000+ on a mobile device.
- mlinksva 4y agoNewsflash (just looked it up), an iphone se is $429, a used one is cheaper, and factoring in support duration, may be cheaper yet. A friend who would've been among the last people I'd expect to use an iphone blogged this https://announce.asheesh.org/2022/09/i-switched-to-iphone-for-cost-reasons-i-can-help-you-switch-too/ https://announce.asheesh.org/2022/09/i-switched-to-iphone-fo... I'm really embarrased by this (I've been a borderline Apple hater basically my whole life) but also acknowledge reality.
- logifail 4y ago> a used one is cheaper, and factoring in support duration, may be cheaper yet Q: For all those hundreds of millions of people who have paid less than $150 for their phone, how many of them even gave a second thought to the support duration when they decided what to purchase?
- mlinksva 4y agoI'd guess approximately the same number as those who have given a second thought to repairability, i.e., negligible. I'm all for increasing demand for both at the margins, including as part of savvier consumers' financial calculus.