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Yeah, Apple managed to enter the far more lucrative hardware-as-a-service market. It’s a subscription you only pay every couple of years to have the latest iPh
by hamburglar 2y ago
Yeah, Apple managed to enter the far more lucrative hardware-as-a-service market. It’s a subscription you only pay every couple of years to have the latest iPhone.
- katbyte 2y agoBy that logic everything that comes out with new versions is a “subscription” Guess I’m a Toyota subscriber as in 10 years I’ll be buying a new Tacoma
- hamburglar 2y agoI mean, it’s a joke based on the fact that they have tricked their customers into obsessively buying upgrades, which makes the revenue stream very service-like, but it loses its punch when you explain it.
- katbyte 2y agoWhat is the trick? every 2-3 years Apple usually has hardware improvements motivating it. Is the trick just making better products? For me I got a 14 for upgraded GPS and satellite, no plans for a 15. My dad is on a 12 and my mom a 10 and totally content. I think my brother has an 11. Most people I know don’t obsessively buy upgrades and those I know who do are actually split between Apple and android- and do it with other things too ie it’s the personality behind it not the company “tricking” them. Some ppl even do it with cars wanting the latest
- hamburglar 2y agoNever mind. This joke is not meant for you.