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by dpkonofa 3y ago
The iPhone was also subsidized by Cingular/AT&T at launch. The $449 was the retail cost of the BlackBerry.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
The parent comment said “no matter how thin or light they get”. I’m just disputing that.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
The parent comment said “no matter how thin or light they get”.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
The parent said “no matter how thin or light they get”.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
What's your source for that? Apple subscriptions also dwarf the next closest provider. I don't think Apple users care about paying once or more than once so long as they have access on all their devices.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
There is a non-insignificant number of people that would never buy or use a Meta product because of their data and privacy issues. The Quest 3 is nowhere close to the AVP simply because of that.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
You do realize that billions of people wear glasses all day, right?
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Cell phones existed before the iPhone came out. The iPhone didn't solve that problem any better than a regular Nokia phone at the time. It's not about the problem it's solving, it's how it solves it. Apple solves problem
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I don't know that this is entirely true. Statistically, Apple users are far more likely to spend money on apps and in-app purchases than on any other application platform. Mainstream users may feel entitled to free apps but Apple users
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Isn't that the rub, though? The majority of iPad users don't use the keyboards or Pencils. They're just using the iPad. That's exactly why the original was so successful.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Your link states that Apple didn't pay for the product placement in the episode. It was the writers' idea.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Is there any evidence for this? The HN post that you linked is sourcing a Reddit thread where the person is making that assumption based on a response from a support person from Brother and the fact that they're unable to manually cali
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I can't. HN won't let you downvote children of your own comments.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I think you’d get downvoted for not contributing anything and it would have nothing to do with these supposed “fanboys”. You made a claim with no evidence to support it that was so general it might as well be meaningless and then added some
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
You’re describing Universal Control. Macs have 2 separate features. Sidecar allows you to use an iPad as an additional display for a Mac. Universal control allows you to use one keyboard/mouse to control multiple Apple devices in proxi
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I never said that. I was only arguing against the idea that that was an equal (or more suitable) comparison.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Sorry but you're wrong. It doesn't matter if Fennec was miles ahead if there was no device to use it on (unless you knew the magic incantations to get it working on one) and the original iPhone did have multitouch zoom too. Jobs
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I'm using it for business and the justification was easy, especially with the Apple Card financing. It's kind of a no-brainer, especially if I can sell it for a reasonable amount when the new one comes out. I don't think I&#x
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Yes. I wear contacts and the fit process during the pre-order confirmed that I do not need anything special to use the Vision Pro with contact lenses.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Except that wouldn't be a first-gen product and doesn't have the same capabilities so no... that wouldn't be a better comparison. Does a Quest Dev Kit even exist in 2024? I thought you just buy the headset now?
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I am a person who uses the AR-capable cameras on an iPad Pro. You are wrong.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I mostly agree. I think it's a bit much for a first-get device that hasn't proved itself out yet but I have enough experience with first-gen Apple products that I know this will easily lead to being a jumping off point for me to m
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Since that's basically how Sidecar works, I would imagine that this will work the same way. Copying between Apple devices is seamless with iCloud and Sidecar automatically connects displays via Bluetooth/WiFi discovery. Same goes
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I didn't realize it would be the same weight as an Index. That's great to hear. I found the Index incredibly comfortable for long stretches too. Half-Life: Alyx was incredible and spent hours at a time playing it without any disco
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
As much as you guys mention them, I have never, ever experienced an "Apple fanatic" in real life. I'm probably the closest thing to an Apple fanatic and that's only because I buy a lot of their products. I pre-ordered a
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
I think I use my devices in pretty much exactly the way Apple planned for their use. My laptop gets used for work. My iPad gets used for reading, email, and light web browsing. My phone is what I take with me when I leave the house. The iPa
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
At the very least it's a VR and AR headset so no, it's not just a VR headset. And, considering Apple's track record on stuff like this, it's probably more accurate to call it a spatial computer since spatial awareness
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
That's not entirely true. WAP browsing was the norm for most mobile devices. The stuff we call "mobile-friendly" now is light years ahead of what we had then.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
No mainstream phone launched with Fennec. Safari on iPhone was a game changer when everyone else was used to WAP browsing which was all scaled down, text-based web pages.
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by dpkonofa 3y ago
Yeah, but just like I said back then, that's like saying that a bathtub and a swimming pool are the same because they're both masses of contained water. The difference is explicitly in the size.

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