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Red Squirrel:
Did not realize it had already been a year since the 11, it seems it was not that long ago.  But either way if Apple really cared about the environment they would stop doing on purpose to make it hard to repair them, and they would stop changing connectors and doing on purpose to force people to buy new chargers/accessories.   When a company says they care about the environment it's all smoke in mirrors.  To believe them you need to look at their actions.   Purposely adding code in devices to not accept replacement parts is not caring for the environment.

Android is not perfect either though, honestly all phones are crap in this regard, but Apple seems to go the extra mile to make extra sure you're not fixing anything.   Android could be made better if they changed the way updates work.  All updates, including security and OS updates, should just come through the play store. It makes no sense to separate it and rely on the manufacturer.

ve7xen:

--- Quote from: tooki on November 02, 2020, 11:08:54 pm ---Frankly, I don’t even believe this mythical “sheeple” exists. Real people choose products for real reasons. What puzzles me is why people who have different priorities can’t accept that everyone’s priorities aren’t the same as theirs, and dismiss as brainwashed “sheeple” people who actually made the decision because of sound reasons (just reasons the dismissers don’t understand or particularly care about).
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It's a classic tragedy of the commons situation. Individuals make rational decisions for their situation, but the negative impacts of Apple's anti-competitive behaviour aren't painful or visible enough to enough individuals to have an effect on their aggregate behaviour, which encourages more anti-competitiveness. It's not just Apple, this vertical tying is happening across our society, but Apple is one of the most egregious.

amyk:

--- Quote from: tooki on November 02, 2020, 07:05:39 am ---Uhhhh... what? No, individual image sensors have individual pixel variation.

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...and just how can that result in anything more than bad image quality? No, Apple deliberately decided to psychologically mess with its users by detecting "non-original" parts and then purposely making it "not quite work". Imagine if Apple made their computer's OS detect a non-Apple keyboard or mouse was connected, and then caused it to randomly drop or repeat keys and clicks or movements, spreading FUD about non-Apple components. This sort of deception should be illegal.

edy:
I just watched this video of a guy who bought 2 brand new identical iPhone 12 and swapped a bunch of parts to see what would happen. Then he swapped everything back. Is this Apple just trying to kill the 3rd party repair business or is their tech so much more advanced it needs parts that must be matched at the factory? I get trying to stop knock-off batteries but even identical brand new phones won't allow swaps without some reprogramming bull seems to make me think it's Apple killing 3rd party repair so they can dictate the terms of product use from beginning to end of lifecycle:

Halcyon:

--- Quote from: tom66 on November 02, 2020, 10:25:37 pm ---I have an iPhone because I got sick and tired of constant software bugs with Android devices.

My "new" (2020 generation) iPhone SE cost me fairly little second hand as flagship phones go, but the software is stable, Siri works well, battery life is excellent (2+ days with my usage profile.)  Maybe I can be tempted away from the walled Apple garden, but I don't want much from a phone.  I don't care that it's customisable,  I'm past that

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You haven't used a modern Android in quite a while have you? ;-)

In all seriousness, what you describe is basically the target market Apple is going for (that and those who like pretty packaging). If you just want a phone without the latest bells and whistles, that does a reasonable job of being a phone, then Apple devices are perfect. The moment you want to do something a little different or start customising things, that's when you start looking at alternatives.

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