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I was forced to buy them. I was happy with my first generation AirPods, until one night they automatically upgraded to the latest firmware, which had a bug and

• Jtsummers 1y ago
  > I was forced to buy them Who held the gun to your head?
  • pyman 1y ago
    Tim Cook sent me a firmware update overnight. After that, kappom! He also locked me into the Apple ecosystem, and I've been trying to escape since 2020, but no luck so far. The AirPods Pro and watch pulled me right back in. Unfortunately, these gadgets work too well with my ridiculously overpriced iPhone.
    • Jtsummers 1y ago
      > He also locked me into the Apple ecosystem, and I've been trying to escape since 2020, but no luck so far. You made a choice, you could have made different choices. You can still make different choices. You have agency, exercise it instead of complaining that Tim Cook is locking you to an ecosystem that you can freely leave at any time.
      • pyman 1y ago
        I've got options, but not always a real choice. Most ecosystems are designed to lock you in. I tried other things, like Sony earbuds, but they didn't integrate properly with the OS, Apple didn't allow it. Tried another watch, same thing. So, options? Yes. Real choice? Not really. Did I mention I also have around 10 AirTags? I'm trying to get rid of those too, but it hasn't been easy