Crapple heads will buy anything their programmers tell them to.
“but ive gotta keep buying their products because I’m already in the ecosystem…so it’s just easier at this point” -The common cope
See you say this, but anyone who bought a cheapo Galaxy S20 in 2020, stopped receiving major Android version updates in 2022 whereas anyone who bought an iPhone XS or XR in 2018, will still get a major iOS version update in 2024…
Oh wait, what’s this, the S20 was a flagship device, comparable or more expensive than the iPhone 12 at the time? Well that’s a bit embarrassing…
Eh, the headline is the only good part of this satire article…I much prefer The Onion as their satire articles are way better!
“Such is the scale of advancements we’ve made, that 2024 Tim Cook would walk up to 2023 Tim Cook holding a bit ‘L’ on his forehead before giving him an atomic wedgie for having such a crappy iphone.
I like the joke but this is so clumsily written.
Agreed! Might be better phrased as,
"We’ve made so many advancements that 2023 Tim Cook would look at 2024 Tim Cook utterly horrified at his own ineptitude, and look at a mirror while holding up a big L on his forehead before giving himself an atomic wedgie.
I’m not a fan of the whole “atomic wedgie” bit either, feels dated
Lol. Still trucking along on my iPhone X.
XS Max here, it’s insane how long these things last. I will be upgrading this year though, cuz my partner has a 64GB phone and needs way more space for cat pictures. I’d like 120hz and USB-C!
Most high-end phones are 900-1000$ nowadays anyway, so it really doesn’t matter much. It’s more of if you want Android or Ios.
Same actually, and a refurb m1. That’s not to say apple doesn’t use predatory tactics, and hard agree with complaining about laptops sold with 8gb of ram. I use windows, Mac, and Linux daily, and for my devices I want to last and not worry about, I go apple.
While OSX is very memory efficient, it’s insane that my 2011 MacBook Pro has 16GB of RAM and you can buy a laptop with half of that 13 years later.
XR for me.
Honestly the biggest issue that was pushing me to update was that my podcatcher had been getting laggier and slower to respond to remote commands when minimized. I thought it was a ram constraint, but the developer refactored the 10 year old code base last month and now it’s zippy as heck.
Now, my only issues are ones expected of any phone of its age: battery wear (repairable), RAM limiting minimized persistence of modern apps (no compelling leap until maybe this year) and storage space (manageable). I am looking forward to MagSafe, USB-C, Oled and left behind support for AirPods whenever I eventually do upgrade.
I had a XR until 18 months ago, and honestly, it was still a solid device. But part of the good thing about using an iPhone is how well they hold their value, so I made the choice to sell it while it was still worth £150. Put that towards a 13 mini which will serve me nicely for a couple more years yet.
Given most of the “upgrades” are AI bullshit I’ll gladly keep my POS phone, thanks
Last year’s ‘upgrade’ was a strip of titanium around the case. They seem to be running out of ideas. Definitely not worth the insane price tag.
They start to lock out old phones from new updates. We gave my grandma an old phone (an 8) but it only supports io16 so we can’t enable ‘senior mode’. Barely 7 year old device.
Barely 7 year old device
I mean yes, but also Android manufacturers are only NOW starting to catch up to Apple. Used to be you’d buy a flagship Android device and get 2 or 3 years. My Oneplus 7 Pro from 2019 (5 year old model) hasn’t gotten a new major Android version since 12 which came out 3 years ago. That was my last Android phone (for now - I might go back eventually) and now with iPhones, I’ll just give it to my mom when I get bored with it because she doesn’t have a huge budget and the phone will keep getting updates for years.
When it comes to iPhones, Apple has never been about planned obsolescence, or at least hasn’t been as bad as Android manufacturers. It’s the stupid ass users who judge people based on having older models. Luckily those types are a minority of Apple users, they’re just loud.
