@[email protected] to Lemmy Shitpost • 26 days agoNew mobile features are sh*t these daysfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1899arrow-down129cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1870arrow-down1imageNew mobile features are sh*t these daysfiles.catbox.moe@[email protected] to Lemmy Shitpost • 26 days agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•25 days agoAnd yet people always want to upgrade to the latest one.
minus-square@4lanlink4•24 days agoWho are these people? All my friends and family keep phones for 3-5 years. Im the “new phone” guy and I’m on a 3 year schedule
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-224 days agoI don’t have an iPhone but quite a few people I know are on that plan with Apple where you can upgrade every 12 months: https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area so maybe it’s region-specific. People do like new shiny tech here.
minus-square@4lanlink0•24 days agoIf they want new tech why get on an iPhone program? They are withholding progress to give a slow trickle over time. I guarantee I could not tell the difference between the last 3 years of iPhones if you put them in front of me.
minus-square@4lanlink1•edit-224 days agoGross. Then why not buy the $3400 $9000 Huawei XT? It’s like the price of a used car
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•24 days agoBecause being in the in crowd is more of a status symbol at that level then for things like cars.
And yet people always want to upgrade to the latest one.
Who are these people? All my friends and family keep phones for 3-5 years. Im the “new phone” guy and I’m on a 3 year schedule
I don’t have an iPhone but quite a few people I know are on that plan with Apple where you can upgrade every 12 months: https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program
I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area so maybe it’s region-specific. People do like new shiny tech here.
If they want new tech why get on an iPhone program? They are withholding progress to give a slow trickle over time. I guarantee I could not tell the difference between the last 3 years of iPhones if you put them in front of me.
Status symbol
Gross. Then why not buy the
$3400$9000 Huawei XT? It’s like the price of a used carBecause being in the in crowd is more of a status symbol at that level then for things like cars.