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I for one only do local backups of my iphone every other week to my laptop using a cable because i dont want to pay for extra icloud storage. i also ocasionall
by tacker2000 3y ago
I for one only do local backups of my iphone every other week to my laptop using a cable because i dont want to pay for extra icloud storage.
i also ocasionally sync some songs that way.
Im probably in the minority though.
- walthamstow 3y agoYou are in a tiny minority. One of my favourite things to do when hanging out with normies is ask how many of the iPhone users in the group pay Apple monthly for services. Usually every single one is paying at least £0.99.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoI have been surprised multiple times by people who I know who earn hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, yet complain about not having enough space on their phone or losing data when they break their phone. They have no problem spending an extra $50k on a car, or flying to a destination every other weekend, but ~$240 to $360 per year for online backup or $200 to $300 extra for more capacity is too much.
- matwood 3y agoAlmost like humans are not always rational /s
- ghaff 3y agoPaying extra for storage as your collection of Apple devices tend to grow over time always seemed like a bit of nickel and dimeing on Apple's part, but as you say, the amounts involved really aren't all that much in the scheme of things.
- lotsofpulp 3y agoGiven the amount of utility people get from their smartphones, I cannot even see it as nickel and dime-ing. The price to utility ratio is surely among the lowest for what people pay for things in their life.
- chrischen 3y agoEven if we are in the minority Apple makes the local backup a second class citizen so the experience suffers, pushing more people to pay for cloud backups.