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That's because on-device storage is overpriced in order to make your math work :-) Then it's easy decision to throw in a few more dollars for streaming service

That's because on-device storage is overpriced in order to make your math work :-) Then it's easy decision to throw in a few more dollars for streaming service and you are nice recurring revenue instead one-time sell. Also it's probably cheaper only if you consider only Apple ecosystem. Other mid-range device comparable to base iPhone with bigger storage is probably cheaper.

theshrike79 3y ago
I might be weird but I specifically don't want my media and data to live only in a terabyte of storage I carry with me. I want to upload it all to the cloud as fast as possible so it won't get lost if the device is stolen/breaks/gets lost.
- turquoisevar 3y ago
  I guess we’re both of bunch of weirdos because I’m reading through some of these comments and am wondering if there’s some sort of Luddite convention that I’m unaware of. The idea that all of my media would be stuck on one device and at risk or that I would have to go through the laborious process of manually syncing it all regularly by hooking up my devices is a nightmare. Everything automatically syncs to all my devices, including photos and videos me and my SO take in each other’s presence, all recent media is immediately available at the highest native resolutions and I never have to worry about anything. I’ve got terabytes full of stuff going back years and for good measure I’ve got an automated backup running to a NAS. Out of an old fashioned mindset I’ve got a moderately upgraded iPhone with 256GB, but 200GB of it is apps because I tend to download apps from fellow developers. A fraction of that is spend on photos and videos because of automatic storage optimization and a fraction is used for music and podcasts that’s also automatically managed for when I’m traveling. I’ve got professional cameras and by far the most annoying part is transferring media despite having access to the highest theoretical transfer speeds available on the market today.

theshrike79 3y ago

I might be weird but I specifically don't want my media and data to live only in a terabyte of storage I carry with me. I want to upload it all to the cloud as fast as possible so it won't get lost if the device is stolen/breaks/gets lost.

turquoisevar 3y ago
I guess we’re both of bunch of weirdos because I’m reading through some of these comments and am wondering if there’s some sort of Luddite convention that I’m unaware of. The idea that all of my media would be stuck on one device and at risk or that I would have to go through the laborious process of manually syncing it all regularly by hooking up my devices is a nightmare. Everything automatically syncs to all my devices, including photos and videos me and my SO take in each other’s presence, all recent media is immediately available at the highest native resolutions and I never have to worry about anything. I’ve got terabytes full of stuff going back years and for good measure I’ve got an automated backup running to a NAS. Out of an old fashioned mindset I’ve got a moderately upgraded iPhone with 256GB, but 200GB of it is apps because I tend to download apps from fellow developers. A fraction of that is spend on photos and videos because of automatic storage optimization and a fraction is used for music and podcasts that’s also automatically managed for when I’m traveling. I’ve got professional cameras and by far the most annoying part is transferring media despite having access to the highest theoretical transfer speeds available on the market today.