Stamets to memes · 1 year agoWhy the hell did that stopimagemessage-square255fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.11Karrow-down1imageWhy the hell did that stopStamets to memes · 1 year agomessage-square255fedilink
minus-squarenormalexitlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoThis drives me crazy. An iPhone 15 pro max with 256gb of storage is 1199 and the 512gb is 1399. So $200 for an extra 256gb. Meanwhile a fast, name brand, 1tb micro SD card is about $100.
minus-squarenormalexitlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoRun out of storage? We have a subscription for that!
minus-squareMeanEYElinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoUp-selling is the game. Especially if you have something to repair, they will happily quote you close to half of the price of new device so you go “ah, then I might as well buy a new one”.
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat Android phones haven’t hesitated to adopt… Sadly.
minus-squareMeanEYElinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNot all of them, but yes, sadly it has become a trend.
minus-squareSeekPielinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWell at least on android you have a choice (iirc Fariphone 5 has an SD-card slot)
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoTrue, and hopefully most brands adopt this way.
This drives me crazy. An iPhone 15 pro max with 256gb of storage is 1199 and the 512gb is 1399.
So $200 for an extra 256gb. Meanwhile a fast, name brand, 1tb micro SD card is about $100.
That’s the Apple business model.
Run out of storage? We have a subscription for that!
Up-selling is the game. Especially if you have something to repair, they will happily quote you close to half of the price of new device so you go “ah, then I might as well buy a new one”.
That Android phones haven’t hesitated to adopt… Sadly.
Not all of them, but yes, sadly it has become a trend.
Well at least on android you have a choice (iirc Fariphone 5 has an SD-card slot)
True, and hopefully most brands adopt this way.