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Timbershoe t1_jdz260r wrote

That’s not how it works. It’s part of the handset price, not the carrier price.

You can buy an iPhone and never put a sim in it, you still have your cloud backup in place for apps, settings, data etc.

I’m in the EU right now, and paying around $15 per month for unlimited sms, calls and 60gb of data. They also provide roving sims, so I use my data and service when I’m in the US for the same price.

It’s not Apple fucking you over on your bill, it’s your carrier.

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psychocopter t1_jdyv7zq wrote

Sony phones are also flagship price/quality, but offer no deals through carrier contracts like "free pixel/galaxy/iphone when you open a new line with a 2 year contract". You do have to buy them outright. That being said, theyre basically the only flagship with a headphone jack, expandable storage, and a bezel instead of a notch/teardrop/punchout/island. Ive been considering an xperia because of that stuff.

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Celousco t1_jdytjwk wrote

I don't see 10 years service life, however with the new law, consumers now have the right to ask companies to provide information and steps to repair their product, if it's cheaper than buying it again.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_1794

But yep I don't mind these companies getting out of europe if it means less waste of materials.

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vezwyx t1_jdy7ivz wrote

3x the price of a flagship iPhone for a headset most people will use 1% the amount they use their phone, if that? How many of those people do you think there are?

Most won't even spend $400 on a watch they would wear every day. Even among fanboys, even with the Apple marketing machine standing behind this, the demand for a "mixed-reality" headset is not there at $3k

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