You’re just pulling my leg

What a waste of a post

One is built to have everything there by defualt. iPhone can be tinkered with, you just have to take advantage the app and enable dev mode, and import the things like that.

Do you not recall the two patent infringements they’re in hot water for with the Apple Watch?

Edit: downvotes but no rebuttals as usual

Android phones can take advantage of everything just the same.

One phone can be tinkered with, one cannot tho

Yep, wireless charging.

For the rare file transfer I just use one of the many cloud services available.

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why is that? I assume you use wireless charging?

People will act like that an insult. But the iphone will take advantage of everything its capable off, without anything needed out of the box, You turn it on, sign in, and do whatever you want. Dont need to fuck around in settings, or mess around with other apps. I just do it.

Marketing/branding is undoubtedly still a huge part of the equation but I’m not sure I agree with your assertion that this accounts for the level of dominance now.

The Apple of yesteryear definitely relied primarily on branding, but ever since the emergence of the iPod, as far as I can see it’s increasingly been about the stability, usability, security & integration of their software and hardware. It was gradual at first but has been gathering momentum. I’d posit that these factors now at least sit alongside the marketing rather than being incidental to it.

This is of course anecdotal and if you have up-to-date concrete stats suggesting otherwise, please do share. It’s an interesting topic.

I don’t think the popularity of things like iPhones & iPads among the elderly is about marketing, but about legitimate usability. I come from a tech background and the amount of developers I know who are now Mac converts is rather staggering. These guys know their stuff. They’re certainly not anti-PC and many use PCs at work but Macs for personal use. The M1 processors are delivering insane speeds now, too. This is certainly drawing in friends and acquaintances of mine from other fields.

But most of all, as computers lose their novelty factor and increasingly become part of the furniture, I think many people just want something that works, is relatively hassle free, relatively secure, and integrates with your other devices, and in the main, that’s what Apple’s ecosystem excels at.

I’m no fan boy (in fact it was the ‘fanboyism’ and marketing of Apple that made me steer clear of them for many years) but I am without doubt a convert. If I wanted customisation I’d go down the PC/Android route. If I want stability and integration, for me it’s Apple.

I’m sure I read they were moving to use their own displays starting late 2023/early 2024?

I 100% agree with you, but this is so far just a rumor. At least on Pro Models it's expected to be 3.2 or Thunderbolt.

USB-C would be a game changer

This is the biggest bunch of nothing article I have read today.

Cuz everything these days is usb c. Better to have one cord than 5 different for your phone, laptop, smartwatch, headphones, flashlights, game controller, etc.

Yeah the mini was the only iphone that has ever really tempted me. Sad it wasn't too successful. I hate the trend of more premium phones all being larger.

As funny as your comment is, it has more actual information that this article.

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YES. RED PRO! Instabuy. I’ve wanted a red pro for years.

The Woz even said it himself, "the iphone is a cool phone for someone that wants cool technology without having to worry about how to use it"

I’d like a damn iPhone I don’t have to put in a case for it to be reasonably protected

Same - I will say this. I got the 14 after having the X since its release, 5 years was an eternity for me historically to upgrade. The speed and screen quality amongst the camera quality made it a worthy upgrade. I am set for years to come until that foldable phone patent rumor comes into fruition.

Jokes on you. iPhone 20 only has one side.

Why?