With crappy cameras and Samsung bloat. Neither of which we want. 😎

That already exists. The Galaxy Z flip 4 is basically a normal sized phone that you can fold in half.

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>Apple has a monopoly on its ecosystem, and oftentimes it’s not up to the individual consumer.

It's always up to the user to quit the ecosystem. It's how much you're willing to leave behind that is the problem.

But I agree, regulation is necessary because capitalism naturally favors exploitation and amorality.

This is a terrible take, like many other consumer blaming ones. Apple has a monopoly on its ecosystem, and oftentimes it’s not up to the individual consumer. That’s why we need a regulated market. Regulation is to blame here, or lack thereof.

I still don't trust these folding screens. I'm going to wait a few more generations before I consider one. I was just phone shopping, and looked at the Samsung Z Fold. It's nice, but I ultimately went with the S22 Ultra. Anyone else have experience with a folding screen?

What about the Apple Watch puck though? I’ve wanted it to support MagSafe for a long time now, still uses proprietary rubbish

No no, they do it forced by the law hard working politicians have passed, they weren't going to do it on their own at around the same exact time. See, politicians are not corporation's puppets at all, let's increase buget spending so they can keep up with their amazing work!!

IMO I would HATE a phone that is only wireless charging. AFAIK no wireless charging can match charging time of a good wired charger.

Apple will remove the lighting port.

It will be portless.

It will use mag safe. And only mag safe can work. Other wireless charging can’t.

Mag safe version 2 will allow wireless data transfer.

That longer takeoff roll with the quad engines. Will miss them!

My hope is that one day we will get a Pixel Flip phone. Making the display bigger than tablet doesn't really have a lot of convenience, but making the phone smaller and flip it to regular size, i'd buy that on the spot

Checks B-52’s payload

You are correct.

I must have gotten the 10¢ tour instead of the $1 tour. 😡

That would have been nice. Like maybe a free marker light or an extra wheel nut. But no, we were herded through the gift shop on the way out.

How about another push to standardize outlets. That would probably save much more than standardized chargers.

i love that plane 😢

Currently £16 in the U.K.

I’m always configured for economy. I must have that kind of look.

That would be awful. Seriously.

> It doesn’t properly allow for advancement of tech

Yes it does, you have no idea what you're talking about.

I am not sure if the current "wireless" charging really is an alternative to this law. It is for all purposes pretty much still wired, it is just that there is no plug to go inside the phone.

True, but the law *does* forbid a phone from requiring a proprietary wireless charger. Even if Apple goes to wireless charging only, it would have to be done in a way so that people can go to target and buy a generic brand wireless charger.

There is no escape for Apple in this scenario. One way or another, their days of forcing customers to use their accessories is over. The EU has done a great job here.

So, Apple is going to get rid of the wired charger entirely, right?

Like, I'm not saying this as a joke, they are absolutely going to require you to buy some charging pad and maybe keep a (not USB-C) connector for data, right?

50 years of keeping the people of the world moving around as needed. With a pretty clean track record for safety. End of an era 🫡