I'm not sure if it's okay to call the entire Silicon Valley has gone rogue. Satya Nadella's Microsoft is still one company that's not part of these controversies and yet trying to innovate at the same time. What's disheartening is how Apple has become like IBM rather than Amazon. Probably, Always listening on Speaker that can steal couple's conversation wasn't their thing but they failed to capitalize on the love Siri had received!
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#12Despite the iPhone and business success, I do kind of mourn for the days when their hardware was more reliable. My 2017 Macbook is not nearly as nice as my 2015 model.
Though, as a bit of irony I do like that I can charge my Android phone with my Macbook charger.
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#13Despite my departure from Mac to happily become a full time Linux user...you'll pry away my iPhone from my cold dead hands.
Too dramatic for an electronic device, no ?
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#14The narrative that it’s marketing or cult thinking that got Apple here always ignores this elephant in the room: what if consumers put a premium on their privacy?
Privacy is itself valuable. Until SV can see this obvious, self-evident truth, the ad-driven models will rule and shrivel with a predictable boom-bust cadence.
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#15I spent a lot of time a number of years ago making fun of Apple, their technology, and their business models. I have come to the realization that all of my criticisms were wrong. I don't own any Apple products right now, but unless the market changes significantly, my next phone will be my first ever iPhone.
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#17Despite the iPhone and business success, I do kind of mourn for the days when their hardware was more reliable. My 2017 Macbook is not nearly as nice as my 2015 model. Though, as a bit of irony I do like that I can charge my Android phone with my Macbook charger.
My father still use my square white Macbook, it stills work as good as day 1 with the factory battery. I wonder if my 2016 and 2018 MacBook Pro will get the same lifetime, if they does, it's still crazy hardware.
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#18> (But I won’t buy a $1,000 phone; sorry, Mr. Cook.)
Strange that the author correctly dissects the problem with Apple's competitors, i.e. that their products are subsidised by violating their users' privacy and selling their data, but then ends with the conclusion that they still won't pay what Apple is charging. I wish they'd elaborated: Are they arguing that it'd better not to have a smartphone, or better to accept selling your privacy to get a cheaper phone?
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#19Replacing my 3 year old Moto G3 with a 3 year old 6S Plus was one of the best calls I've made in years. It's a weird feeling being current on an older phone, and knowing that it's got at least one more OS update coming. I know it's flagship vs. budget, but the way the Android phone began decaying before it even got here was still inexcusable. I'd never really used an Apple device before, so it was easy to knock them…
Two big reasons why I might switch from Android to Apple:
- My Bluetooth audio has been broken for years. There's a discussion forum topic about this, but Google doesn't listen.
- Starting the camera app takes about 3-5 seconds. In most cases, this is enough time to spoil the entire photo-moment.
Edit: it's also the fact that Google allowed these problems to exist in the first place.