• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Work sent me an iPhone 14 for testing because I already had an Android phone, can’t think of any other reason to own one other than 1) somebody else paid for it and 2) you need one for work.

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    4 months ago

    got an iphone 15 last year. will be quite a few years before i buy another phone. I keep it until they no longer support it. (so far haven’t had one die before that point)

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      4 months ago

      I still use a Pixel 3. Out of support, out of updates, idc.

      Newer phones suck so badly I don’t know what I’m going to do when this one breaks, maybe go back to that era where we didn’t have phones, or just a dumb phone. Fuck this shit.

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        4 months ago

        Can’t argue with that.

        I run a business. Can running a business without a smart phone be done? Yes. Is it a pain in the ass in today’s world? Hell yes.

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          4 months ago

          Oh shit, yeah, I’m so sorry you’re being held hostage by these companies. Can’t realistically avoid that for the most part, sadly - you’ll have to keep your phone updated.

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      4 months ago

      Android is from Google, how come would they behave differently if the US government was to require US corporations to act in a certain way?

      That may be a silly question (?) but I really don’t understand why it matters with an iPhone and not an android phone that they’re US?

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    4 months ago

    I stopped buying Apple products over 20 years ago. Got tired of proprietary hardware/software. And as Rick Sanchez once said: “That thing had uptight Zen snob germs all over it.”

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    4 months ago

    Why would any one spend one month of minimal wage in a phone, especially considering the trend to boycott made in US.

    I am ready to believe that iPhone are great but no way I spend that much money for a phone