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dawiseone4
09/13/18 1:45:02 AM
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Technology has just gotten so greedy man.

From microtransactions in games to overly priced smartphones with minimal upgrades from past years.

Congrats your iphone XXLXLXLx is still gonna end up running slow after a few years.
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INTERWEBUSER
09/13/18 1:45:40 AM
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Apple has gotten greedy. And iSheep have gotten stupid.
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DarkTransient
09/13/18 1:48:48 AM
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I mean, give me a phone with a full-blown desktop CPU and OS, and I'd gladly pay that kind of price. But for an Android or iOS device, no way, not even for 1TB of storage and a 4K screen (because that's just fucking overkill anyway).
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No_U_L7
09/13/18 1:49:18 AM
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what are you basing that assessment off of? i'm sure some day the tech will be worth the money of $1500, are you just saying that day hasn't come yet?

or are you just hard programmed to think that a phone shouldn't be worth $1500 based off preconceived notions?

i hear this from people all the time that cant quantify why they feel that way
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dawiseone4
09/13/18 1:51:08 AM
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No_U_L7 posted...
what are you basing that assessment off of? i'm sure some day the tech will be worth the money of $1500, are you just saying that day hasn't come yet?

or are you just hard programmed to think that a phone shouldn't be worth $1500 based off preconceived notions?

i hear this from people all the time that cant quantify why they feel that way


man i swear ya'll try so hard lol.
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LightningAce11
09/13/18 1:54:33 AM
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What innovations has each new iPhone had in the past few years?

Apple products are worth half of their price.
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No_U_L7
09/13/18 1:55:59 AM
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dawiseone4 posted...
man i swear ya'll try so hard lol.


so, you're just trying to troll with low quality bait...?

im actually trying to understand your perspective and don't have an opinion on the topic one way or another, but if you're just trolling...k
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dawiseone4
09/13/18 1:59:58 AM
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definitely not trolling.

but if you can't see why a $1500 iphone is ridiculous you're being intentionally daft.
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No_U_L7
09/13/18 2:04:29 AM
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dawiseone4 posted...
definitely not trolling.

but if you can't see why a $1500 iphone is ridiculous you're being intentionally daft.


i havent remotely thought about it, so i thought you could elucidate your thoughts to help strengthen your argument and maybe sway me or someone else to your side. but if you can't do that, you're either trolling or stuck in your old preconceived notions. like how my parents think a house for $500,000 is too much money because they bought a mansion for $400,000 20 years ago and haven't adjusted to the idea of inflation/market
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L0Z
09/13/18 2:06:17 AM
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DarkTransient posted...
I mean, give me a phone with a full-blown desktop CPU and OS, and I'd gladly pay that kind of price. But for an Android or iOS device, no way, not even for 1TB of storage and a 4K screen (because that's just fucking overkill anyway).


enjoy having it catch fire in your pocket from not being able to cool fast enough. desktop cpu will overheat in seconds without active cooling
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LyraTheUnicorn
09/13/18 2:09:28 AM
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No one is making you buy the high end stuff though.

Go with some shitty budget model if you need to.
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dawiseone4
09/13/18 2:11:36 AM
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No_U_L7 posted...
dawiseone4 posted...
definitely not trolling.

but if you can't see why a $1500 iphone is ridiculous you're being intentionally daft.


i havent remotely thought about it, so i thought you could elucidate your thoughts to help strengthen your argument and maybe sway me or someone else to your side. but if you can't do that, you're either trolling or stuck in your old preconceived notions. like how my parents think a house for $500,000 is too much money because they bought a mansion for $400,000 20 years ago and haven't adjusted to the idea of inflation/market


terrible example pls go. i'm fairly certain you've thought about this often. probably all day today.
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Dragonblade01
09/13/18 2:12:57 AM
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I wish Apple would add that extra value to their products more often than they add it to their brand.
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dawiseone4
09/13/18 2:13:04 AM
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LyraTheUnicorn posted...
No one is making you buy the high end stuff though.

Go with some shitty budget model if you need to.


high end lmfaoo

pls see...

LightningAce11 posted...
What innovations has each new iPhone had in the past few years?

Apple products are worth half of their price.
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No_U_L7
09/13/18 2:14:13 AM
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dawiseone4 posted...
terrible example pls go. i'm fairly certain you've thought about this often. probably all day today.


to recap, you posted an opinion, i asked for a simple explanation of your opinion, and you refused to give one

ok, trolling it is
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dawiseone4
09/13/18 2:14:39 AM
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No_U_L7 posted...
dawiseone4 posted...
terrible example pls go. i'm fairly certain you've thought about this often. probably all day today.


to recap, you posted an opinion, i asked for a simple explanation of your opinion, and you refused to give one

ok, trolling it is


pls see...

LightningAce11 posted...
What innovations has each new iPhone had in the past few years?

Apple products are worth half of their price.
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Dragonblade01
09/13/18 2:16:48 AM
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I'm honestly more bothered by the fact that other makers can more easily raise the prices of their own new flagship products thanks to this.
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INTERWEBUSER
09/13/18 2:23:44 AM
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dawiseone4 posted...
definitely not trolling.

but if you can't see why a $1500 iphone is ridiculous you're being intentionally daft.

It's not. You're paying $200 for the tech, and $1300 for the shiny Apple logo.
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Cookie Bag
09/13/18 2:25:26 AM
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INTERWEBUSER posted...
dawiseone4 posted...
definitely not trolling.

but if you can't see why a $1500 iphone is ridiculous you're being intentionally daft.

It's not. You're paying $200 for the tech, and $1300 for the shiny Apple logo.

Pretty much, no apple product is worth its value.
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Crepes
09/13/18 2:26:21 AM
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Imagine if everyone who decided to pay an extra 200$ gave that money to homeless charities or supporting health care of poor people? Wed probably solve a lot of issues I this country over night. But nope. Gotta get a few extra mega pixels on a camera Im gonna use to take photos and compress them to a small resolution anyway!
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Crepes
09/13/18 2:26:53 AM
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Cookie Bag posted...
INTERWEBUSER posted...
dawiseone4 posted...
definitely not trolling.

but if you can't see why a $1500 iphone is ridiculous you're being intentionally daft.

It's not. You're paying $200 for the tech, and $1300 for the shiny Apple logo.

Pretty much, no apple product is worth its value.


The free market would argue its worth whatever people are willing to pay for it.
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dawiseone4
09/13/18 2:33:04 AM
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Crepes posted...
Cookie Bag posted...
INTERWEBUSER posted...
dawiseone4 posted...
definitely not trolling.

but if you can't see why a $1500 iphone is ridiculous you're being intentionally daft.

It's not. You're paying $200 for the tech, and $1300 for the shiny Apple logo.

Pretty much, no apple product is worth its value.


The free market would argue its worth whatever people are willing to pay for it.


implying the market is actually free
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Crepes
09/13/18 2:34:10 AM
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dawiseone4 posted...
Crepes posted...
Cookie Bag posted...
INTERWEBUSER posted...
dawiseone4 posted...
definitely not trolling.

but if you can't see why a $1500 iphone is ridiculous you're being intentionally daft.

It's not. You're paying $200 for the tech, and $1300 for the shiny Apple logo.

Pretty much, no apple product is worth its value.


The free market would argue its worth whatever people are willing to pay for it.


implying the market is actually free


Well in regards to the fact people are free to either buy expensive iPhones or not. Sure.
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AvantgardeAClue
09/13/18 2:34:25 AM
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Lmao@ all the usual suspects

All you're looking at is the price and not the overall package and experience.

https://why-iphone-x.netlify.com

Here, see for yourself.

Some things are worth paying extra for. It's why the Note 9 is flopping and people are still excited for the XS.

That being said, holy price Batman I'm sticking with my X
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Crepes
09/13/18 2:37:49 AM
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Some of those criteria are a bit fluffy I mean Good screen to body ratio? What does that mean exactly?
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AvantgardeAClue
09/13/18 2:38:35 AM
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Crepes posted...
Some of those criteria are a bit fluffy I mean Good screen to body ratio? What does that mean exactly?


It means no bezel chins like the Galaxy phones or Pixels

The rest seem straightforward to me though
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slothica
09/13/18 2:39:15 AM
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LightningAce11 posted...
What innovations has each new iPhone had in the past few years?

Apple products are worth half of their price.

If that, even.
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Looked gf
09/13/18 2:39:21 AM
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Lmfao at that price it better wipe my ass for me
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juicebox4
09/13/18 2:40:30 AM
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INTERWEBUSER posted...
Apple has gotten greedy. And iSheep have gotten stupid.

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AvantgardeAClue
09/13/18 2:42:28 AM
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Why is $1500 even the price y'all are fixed on lol

Only tech reviewers and YouTubers are buying that model and some aren't even bothering at that

That's like bringing up the iMac Pro's $4K-5K price even though most people aren't even gonna be getting it
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HylianFox
09/13/18 2:45:19 AM
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INTERWEBUSER posted...
Apple has gotten greedy. And iSheep have gotten stupid.

For like the past decade or so...
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legendarylemur
09/13/18 2:46:25 AM
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Yeah it's nothing new. Tbh their last stunt was already big enough for me. My friend was laughing at how 30 min more battery life is considered a big enough news for them to consider it a selling point
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Solid Snake07
09/13/18 3:20:21 AM
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Depends how much $1500 means to you
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Learning
09/13/18 5:09:16 AM
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AvantgardeAClue posted...
Lmao@ all the usual suspects

All you're looking at is the price and not the overall package and experience.

https://why-iphone-x.netlify.com

Here, see for yourself.

Some things are worth paying extra for. It's why the Note 9 is flopping and people are still excited for the XS.

That being said, holy price Batman I'm sticking with my X


Wow look at all those features that apply to almost every phone ever
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SaithSayer
09/13/18 5:15:41 AM
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Flip phones are less annoying. I prefer having an actual keyboard when I use the internet.
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The Wheelman1
09/13/18 5:27:39 AM
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You can buy a beastly gaming rig for cheaper than that. But they waste it on a phone that is no better than a $300 phone. Lol idiots.
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku
09/13/18 5:39:38 AM
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Crepes posted...
Some of those criteria are a bit fluffy I mean Good screen to body ratio? What does that mean exactly?

He's a joke poster frankly. He's getting awfully close to "ignore" status.

Galaxy S8 generation, for example, has a higher screen-to-body ratio than the X. That just means you can fit more screen into the body with minimal bezels around the device. Also, S8 generation has faster wired AND wireless charging standards (fast charger included in box too!), higher resolution OLED display, and can also be used by one hand.
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Learning
09/13/18 5:46:17 AM
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Really that whole list is a mess

What phone made in the last 3 years doesn't have an LED screen, a 'great camera', HQ screen resolution, latest version of OS...

But I guess the "recently released" bit justifies the full grand for a phone that doesn't remotely stand out
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LockeMonster
09/13/18 8:31:24 AM
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...
Crepes posted...
Some of those criteria are a bit fluffy I mean Good screen to body ratio? What does that mean exactly?

He's a joke poster frankly. He's getting awfully close to "ignore" status.

Galaxy S8 generation, for example, has a higher screen-to-body ratio than the X. That just means you can fit more screen into the body with minimal bezels around the device. Also, S8 generation has faster wired AND wireless charging standards (fast charger included in box too!), higher resolution OLED display, and can also be used by one hand.

Pretty sure the joke poster here is the Apple fanboy who turned into a Samsung fanboy and continues to post made up or misleading statistics.

All you ever talk about is your S8 and how Apple sucks nowadays. But 90% of it is usually uninformed or baseless.
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AvantgardeAClue
09/13/18 11:38:55 AM
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Learning posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
Lmao@ all the usual suspects

All you're looking at is the price and not the overall package and experience.

https://why-iphone-x.netlify.com

Here, see for yourself.

Some things are worth paying extra for. It's why the Note 9 is flopping and people are still excited for the XS.

That being said, holy price Batman I'm sticking with my X


Wow look at all those features that apply to almost every phone ever


The point of that site is that those combination of features is exclusive to the X. Not even the new ones either
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lifeamovie
09/13/18 11:41:11 AM
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wow instant updates

thats a game changer
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Learning
09/13/18 11:44:01 AM
#42:


That's not a significant combination

Most phones already have the standout features

The rest is just meaningless crap like "not too small", "recently released", "can use with one hand". Whoever made that website was trying desperately to justify blowing $1000 on a phone that isn't even better than a large amount of phones that are less than half that price, and it shows
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halomonkey1_3_5
09/13/18 11:48:02 AM
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I'm still confused why we dont have laptop phones

Samsung is kinda getting there with DeX

guess Intel blowing dicks at mobile stuff probably killed "real" laptop phones though
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green butter
09/13/18 11:52:32 AM
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imagine spending $1500 on something that you pretty much have to replace every 2 to 3 years
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AvantgardeAClue
09/13/18 11:55:29 AM
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LockeMonster posted...
Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...
Crepes posted...
Some of those criteria are a bit fluffy I mean Good screen to body ratio? What does that mean exactly?

He's a joke poster frankly. He's getting awfully close to "ignore" status.

Galaxy S8 generation, for example, has a higher screen-to-body ratio than the X. That just means you can fit more screen into the body with minimal bezels around the device. Also, S8 generation has faster wired AND wireless charging standards (fast charger included in box too!), higher resolution OLED display, and can also be used by one hand.

Pretty sure the joke poster here is the Apple fanboy who turned into a Samsung fanboy and continues to post made up or misleading statistics.

All you ever talk about is your S8 and how Apple sucks nowadays. But 90% of it is usually uninformed or baseless.


Jokes on him, I've ignored him after he tried to headpat me with "good for you" after presenting him with factual evidence.

Sure, let's ignore the fact that all the Galaxy phones have bezel chins on the top and bottom.

Or how the Galaxy S8 supports 7.5 watt fast wireless charging......the same type that the iPhone 8/X support. How many years did it take for Samsung to even get to that level again compared to Apple?

Or how the iPhone X can rapid charge from 0-80% (the amount before trickle charging starts to kick in) faster than the S8.

Lmao, still bringing up screen resolution, huh?

https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/12/12886058/iphone-7-specs-competition

"Retina display" isn't just a marketing gimmick, it also refers to the screen being so pixel dense at a certain distance that it becomes indistinguishable to the human eye. Idk if Android users like to eyeball their phones but that must be the case since they won't stop talking about "mah PPI"

That "higher resolution OLED display" you mentioned still wasn't considered the best of the best last year either. The X was. Ironically it was also produced by Samsung.

http://www.displaymate.com/iPhoneX_ShootOut_1a.htm

The iPhone X is the most innovative and high performance Smartphone display that we have ever tested.
First we need to congratulate Samsung Display for developing and manufacturing the outstanding OLED display hardware in the iPhone X.
But what makes the iPhone X the Best Smartphone Display is the impressive Precision Display Calibration that Apple developed that transforms the OLED hardware into a superbly accurate, high performance, and gorgeous display!!


Let's just ignore the True Tone, HDR support, P3 wide color gamut, and 1400 contrast ratio, because it doesn't support the agenda. Remember when everyone thought more megapixels= better camera? This is exactly that lol

In the end, the only legitimate complaint is that Samsung includes some of these things for free in the box, but aside from a Lightning to USB-C cable, I haven't had to buy any new accessories to take advantage of the same features on the X because of the Apple ecosystem (new MacBook chargers are fast-charge supported for iPhone X, iPad charger for everything else)

Go back to the Android boards SS3G because this isn't the hill you want to die on
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lifeamovie
09/13/18 11:57:13 AM
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lol smartphone nerds don't even use their phones for what they're for

nudes and hitting on chicks
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AvantgardeAClue
09/13/18 11:59:20 AM
#47:


lifeamovie posted...
wow instant updates

thats a game changer


It kinda is

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3297377/android/samsung-galaxy-note-9-android-pie.amp.html

How you gonna sell a $1000 phone with last year's version of Android on it

Meanwhile the fucking iPhone 5S is getting IOS 12 next week

Can't really say that for any other phone brand really
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green butter
09/13/18 12:01:50 PM
#48:


AvantgardeAClue posted...
lifeamovie posted...
wow instant updates

thats a game changer


It kinda is

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3297377/android/samsung-galaxy-note-9-android-pie.amp.html

How you gonna sell a $1000 phone with last year's version of Android on it

Meanwhile the fucking iPhone 5S is getting IOS 12 next week

Can't really say that for any other phone brand really

cmon dude, ive been in the ios12 beta for months and it's pretty much indistinguishable from ios 11, with the exception of a new measurement app and some grouped notification feature that works like 50% of the time
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AvantgardeAClue
09/13/18 12:04:48 PM
#49:


green butter posted...
AvantgardeAClue posted...
lifeamovie posted...
wow instant updates

thats a game changer


It kinda is

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3297377/android/samsung-galaxy-note-9-android-pie.amp.html

How you gonna sell a $1000 phone with last year's version of Android on it

Meanwhile the fucking iPhone 5S is getting IOS 12 next week

Can't really say that for any other phone brand really

cmon dude, ive been in the ios12 beta for months and it's pretty much indistinguishable from ios 11, with the exception of a new measurement app and some grouped notification feature that works like 50% of the time. you arent getting radically different functionality with any OS update, at best you get some reworked visuals


The entire focus of IOS 12 is performance, and sure enough people are reporting that even their iPhone 5S and iPad Mini 2 (the oldest devices that support it), are noticeably better.

Meanwhile the standard Samsung or Android reaction in general to older hardware is "Mmm we really don't support that one anymore, but we just released a brand new phone with that OS on it!"
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lifeamovie
09/13/18 12:05:09 PM
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people have been turned into such suckers

they condition you with updates and make you feel like you need it, you probably wouldn't care if it was still ios 5 or something
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