• @[email protected]
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    44 days ago

    How have macOS (its correct name) and iOS been enshittified? As a daily driver of both I haven’t seen anywhere near the level of advertising and privacy violations on them as I’ve read about on other platforms.

    • @helpImTrappedOnline
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      13 days ago

      Its seems less on the software side, but more of a hardware reparability and cost issue.

      For the iphone 16, going from 128GB to 512GB is $200.

      The new Mac mini is asking for $200 for 8GB extra of ram, and $800 for 2TB of (non-removable, encrypted) storage (the base model is only $600). For an extra $1200 you can upgrade the Mac mini to have 32GB RAM, 2TB of Storage and 10GB ethernet.

      For reference a good Samsung top of line 2tb nvme drive is about $200. And most 32gb ddr5 kits are about $100. So instead of $300, you pay $1100.

      On the software front, they are more stable. If you jumped from a 2014 iPhone to a 2024 iPhone (and iOS), it’d be similar enough you wouldn’t feel you’re on a brand new OS.

      Good luck trying that with android (or even windows to some extent).

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        12 days ago

        Oh yeah I always forget people still cry about that. I’m a big fan of the unified experience that the software and hardware bring together, and that experience hasn’t been poor for me.

        • @helpImTrappedOnline
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          12 days ago

          I agree, the unified experience is really good.

          Its just their prices are highway robbery.