Apple is preparing to fold the iPhone — whether or not anyone asked for it.
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@Pineywoozle Yes, it sounds like it's all about profit to me. There's a good maxim for tech I believe in. "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should!"
@kibcol1049 Sadly, not one they will probably ever follow
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@kibcol1049 Sadly, not one they will probably ever follow
@Pineywoozle Not unless they can make a huge fortune out of it. 🤭
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I saw someone with a well used folding smartphone. The 'fold' on that thing was a manky-arsed mess of (presumably) crunched glass in plastic.
@blueorangeblue @kibcol1049
They had to go and fix a problem that didn't exist
after all, devices aren't meant to last, they want you to constantly upgrade. Seems like a daft design to me, but then lots of people seem to want a folding smartphone. -
@Pineywoozle Not unless they can make a huge fortune out of it. 🤭
@kibcol1049 Yep. What an awful way to live one’s life.
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@kibcol1049 wait wait wait.....text to speech doesn't help? I thought it was all point of genAI
@peteriskrisjanis I for one don't want my conversations out loud, come to think of it, no one wants to hear my rubbish.
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@peteriskrisjanis I've never owned an i-phone. A friend loves them but has to keep buying a new one every year as the built in obsoletion kicks in. Despite the fact that he only uses the main features which are now available for a quarter of the price in android phones. Still -he's happy, poorer but happy! 🤭
@kibcol1049 @peteriskrisjanis I liked the art features that used to be front and center Apple. Now they’re available everywhere.
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@blueorangeblue @kibcol1049
They had to go and fix a problem that didn't exist after all, devices aren't meant to last, they want you to constantly upgrade. Seems like a daft design to me, but then lots of people seem to want a folding smartphone.100%. It is the inevitable, intended, outcome.
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@kibcol1049 @peteriskrisjanis I liked the art features that used to be front and center Apple. Now they’re available everywhere.
@Pineywoozle @peteriskrisjanis Exactly Piney, I don't use half the features on my cheap android phone. I played with the camera when I first got it, but now I just use the basic mode all the time. The built in calculator does things I've never heard of. Pretty much the same for all the apps. If I was a professional photographer or mathematician it would be different. 🤭
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@kibcol1049 Yep. What an awful way to live one’s life.
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Apple is preparing to fold the iPhone — whether or not anyone asked for it. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the device will open into an iPad mini–sized screen and pair luxe hardware with a sleeker design meant to make foldables feel stylish.
If it lands, it could amount to Apple’s most significant iPhone redesign in years — but is that enough to make you part with a fresh $2K (approx £1500)?@kibcol1049 hahahah 2k lol
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100%. It is the inevitable, intended, outcome.
Far more than I'm willing to spend on a phone, and if'n my experience is anything to go by, you won't get much more than a year without problems
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@Quasit Apple have, more parts to fail = more purchases by users = more profits!
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I think Cory Doctorow had/has something to say about this.
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@kibcol1049 hahahah 2k lol
@Soulshine @kibcol1049 if you upgrade to the top storage size I’d imagine it’ll be closer to £3k…
Not for me, thanks. But hey, I’m sure someone will love it.
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@peteriskrisjanis I've never owned an i-phone. A friend loves them but has to keep buying a new one every year as the built in obsoletion kicks in. Despite the fact that he only uses the main features which are now available for a quarter of the price in android phones. Still -he's happy, poorer but happy! 🤭
@kibcol1049 @peteriskrisjanis
That’s an excuse, at best. My dad is still using my iPhone 12 from five years ago quite happily. The only reason I upgraded from it was that they switched to USB-C two years ago. -
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That’s an excuse, at best. My dad is still using my iPhone 12 from five years ago quite happily. The only reason I upgraded from it was that they switched to USB-C two years ago.@gareth @peteriskrisjanis Amazing. I think that's an exception. But does he use it much, I suspect not.
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@kibcol1049 @peteriskrisjanis
That’s an excuse, at best. My dad is still using my iPhone 12 from five years ago quite happily. The only reason I upgraded from it was that they switched to USB-C two years ago.@gareth @kibcol1049 @peteriskrisjanis My iPhone12 mini is still working well, running latest ios.
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@Soulshine @kibcol1049 if you upgrade to the top storage size I’d imagine it’ll be closer to £3k…
Not for me, thanks. But hey, I’m sure someone will love it.
Internal storage has been the biggest scam of all.
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@gareth @kibcol1049 @peteriskrisjanis My iPhone12 mini is still working well, running latest ios.
@Reddog @gareth @kibcol1049 @peteriskrisjanis I have an iPhone 13 mini and it’s been trouble free. I’m going to keep it as long as it still works.
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