Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
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Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#2Feels like artificial outrage to me. I'm not convinced the people who can afford a $10k-17k smart watch and bought it in 2015 are surprised it's now going to be unsupported.
It probably also still has some collector type value, and at least $2-3k of gold scrap value.
Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#3Feels like artificial outrage to me. I'm not convinced the people who can afford a $10k-17k smart watch and bought it in 2015 are surprised it's now going to be unsupported. It probably also still has some collector type value, and at least $2-3k of gold scrap value.
Yes. I think we should be revolted to see hardware released in 2015 being out of support for environmental reasons, but I can't feel sad for people needing this amount of status. They should be fine.
Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#4This is why I always make sure my bars of gold run Linux. I’d hate to have a completely useless lump of gold.
Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#5Feels like artificial outrage to me. I'm not convinced the people who can afford a $10k-17k smart watch and bought it in 2015 are surprised it's now going to be unsupported. It probably also still has some collector type value, and at least $2-3k of gold scrap value.
Generally expensive watches are associated with longevity, but I can't imagine someone buying this and expecting lifelong support.
Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#6At least it'll have some decent scrap value.
Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#7You could probably melt the watch and afford a new Apple Watch with the money.
Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#8They can still scrap and melt it I guess
Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#9This is why I always make sure my bars of gold run Linux. I’d hate to have a completely useless lump of gold.
What kind of Linux maintainers can afford maintaining your bars of gold? Do you sponsor them?
Re: Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
#10Feels like artificial outrage to me. I'm not convinced the people who can afford a $10k-17k smart watch and bought it in 2015 are surprised it's now going to be unsupported. It probably also still has some collector type value, and at least $2-3k of gold scrap value.
It’s not the outrage the object is obsolete. It’s the outrage it’s obsolete while making marketing material like the ‘Mother Earth’ movie.
There’s a huge disconnect with what’s being said and the day to day actions.
Bringing disposable objects like this and AirPods into the world is environmentally abhorrent. Which you know I’m actually fine with for the trade off but just don’t lecture me about how much you care when I can see with my own eyes you don’t.