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> People are going to only read the headline and interpret it as “discontinue”. Like the article says, it just means they have enough inventory until they repla
by HatchedLake721 2y ago
> People are going to only read the headline and interpret it as “discontinue”. Like the article says, it just means they have enough inventory until they replace it with something cheaper.
- surgical_fire 2y agoThis is such an odd take. Like trying to defend Apple from an accusation that was not made - The headline is a good representation of the news; production was suspended because they are sitting on too much unsold stock. Typically in-demand products with limited availability go out of stock fast and don't sit unsold. This is why it always frustrating to read any negative news on companies like Apple or Tesla. They have some annoyingly sycophantic fanbase that always wants to downplay and misdirect any bad news. If Microsoft made some AR glasses that sat unsold and they suspended production, no one would show up to say "actually, it is not being discontinued, nothing to see here". Nor should they.
- jachee 2y agoApple also have some weapons-grade haters out there. Who’ll take even positive news and use it to be divisive and derisive.
- surgical_fire 2y agoSo does Microsoft. Or Google. Or Toyota. Or any other sufficiently large company. They are put under proper scrutiny. But those are not white-knighted by a fanbase that always feel like they need to protect the multi-billion dollar company from negativity. Using myself as an example, there are companies I like. I happen to like Nintendo for example. I still call a failed product a failure (e.g.: Wii U), and sometimes I even dislike their successful products (I always hated N64 for that retarded controller). Why Apple "fanbase" abandon all critical thinking is baffling.