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How is it a "sales pitch"? I've had it since release and haven't seen anything in it for sale?
They want you to subscribe
I don't think it's fair to criticise a paid product for asking for you to pay for it.
I could go on and on with such examples and I can't believe that people pay so much money and don't see a problem here. I never had any major problems with any devices I use and they all cost several times less than Apple equivalent.
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You can deactivate pretty much all the Google apps you're not using. I use VLC, Firefox and K-9 Mail instead of the default Google apps and have been doing it for ages. Pretty much doesn't break anything, other than some banking apps that immediately assume you must have Gmail installed, so they direct you to that instead of your default email client. That's not a big deal, you can just open your email client by hand…
But you can't disable play store and framework(s) without losing a ton of integrated facilities. Probably also why the integrate most ad and tracking stuff in there.
They’ve also quoted me more than a whole new pair to repair some AirPods Pro that I accidentally washed in the laundry. They didn’t tell me that was the case when I was on the phone with them. Apple uses a lot of customer hostile behaviors nowadays. Recently: * I canceled the Apple TV+ year trial that came with my iPhone. While, I believe, they require other apps to allow access until the trial ends, they ended my ac…
>Apple uses a lot of customer hostile behaviors nowadays Nowadays? Apple has been doing anti-consumer behavior for multiple decades. I remember only allowing purchased itunes music being exported in their specific format. You'd have to burn them to a CD and rip it back to a useable format. This isn't new, any educated consumer is well aware of how Apple plays.
Maybe you're thinking of the DRM'd files that couldn't be played back by other players, and even iTunes on other computers without your iTunes store account. In that case indeed burning a CD and ripping it would be one solution. They stopped selling DRM'd files completely by 2009, though.
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I just swapped from Android to an iPhone for privacy concerns. The other side of the fence is pretty user hostile as well. Google makes you disable a lot of functionality on the phone if you try to get out of their invasive tracking. And they are constantly nuking apps that I use like Google Play Music and Google Inbox. Maybe check out PinePhone if you're interested in hacking something together!
Wait until you download all the same apps and get 0 privacy benefits. The problem is barely Google. The problem are the Apps you download and giving full permissions.
They’ve also quoted me more than a whole new pair to repair some AirPods Pro that I accidentally washed in the laundry. They didn’t tell me that was the case when I was on the phone with them. Apple uses a lot of customer hostile behaviors nowadays. Recently: * I canceled the Apple TV+ year trial that came with my iPhone. While, I believe, they require other apps to allow access until the trial ends, they ended my ac…
Been a long time since I havent used apple devices (for unrelated reasons) this sounds so different from how they used to be.
Their staff are more empowered than most companies though. Usually I’m able to get what I want with a minimum of fuss, you just need to go in person and be very calm.
Very few people will buy a more expensive, larger device that might be easier to repair or extend in a few years time.
Doing bespoke repairs in high labour cost countries is always expensive. More so when devices are small. It's probably cheaper to get a lower skilled worker to replace the whole board than a higher skilled worker to fix a board involving soldering that could cause further issues. Do we really think that it's going to be cost effective to take apart and fix airpods?
If you want something that is more easily repairable, extendable, and recyclable then a desktop/tower is the answer.
They’ve also quoted me more than a whole new pair to repair some AirPods Pro that I accidentally washed in the laundry. They didn’t tell me that was the case when I was on the phone with them. Apple uses a lot of customer hostile behaviors nowadays. Recently: * I canceled the Apple TV+ year trial that came with my iPhone. While, I believe, they require other apps to allow access until the trial ends, they ended my ac…
Weird considering that the AirPods are not repairable. They just replace them.
They’ve also quoted me more than a whole new pair to repair some AirPods Pro that I accidentally washed in the laundry. They didn’t tell me that was the case when I was on the phone with them. Apple uses a lot of customer hostile behaviors nowadays. Recently: * I canceled the Apple TV+ year trial that came with my iPhone. While, I believe, they require other apps to allow access until the trial ends, they ended my ac…
Settings > Music > turn off “show Apple Music” Should fix the stupid interstitial
For what is worth, I had an iMac 27" out of warranty and Apple replaced the screen for free. It had started having an issue (condensation) after 3-4 years of use and apparently the part number was from a run that could display was issue and had free repair even if out of warranty. The iMac cost like $3500 (corresponding local price), and the repair part was listed as costing $750 but given for free. Another good expe…