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As Smartphone Industry Sputters, the iPhone Expands Its Dominance::Apple, which is set to release a new iPhone on Tuesday, has increased its share of smartphone sales by converting Android customers and adding teenagers.

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[–] foggy 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (46 children)

I'm just opposed to their brand ethos. They always complicate things in the name of simplicity.

apple mice have 1 button to click, and that this decision was made (in the 80s) because they thought 2 button mice would confuse the average user.

... and now apple users command + click all the time, like that isn't more complicated.

That's not why I hate apple, but it is why I hate apple. They perpetually put the cart before the horse.

"We stopped including a charger in the box to help the environment"

Actually this means more boxes are being created in total and this is worse for the environment. 🤦‍♂️

Edit: God you apple stans are annoying af. I guess y'all are just an extension of their obnoxious ethos lol.

[–] akafester 3 points 1 year ago (11 children)

"We stopped including a charger in the box to help the environment"

Actually this means more boxes are being created in total and this is worse for the environment.

How so? That thought only works if you think they still manufacture the same amount of chargers and package them. Which would be pretty dumb given that they aren’t guaranteed a sell. Also, who doesn’t have a bunch of different chargers already?

[–] foggy 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] akafester 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lots of ‘mights’ and ‘ifs’. No concrete evidence. Also they write that it might spread out across lots of manufacturers. And not only that, this is an article from when the iPhone 12 got released, which was the first to include a USB-C to lightning adding to the worry.

[–] foggy -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Again, you're free to use Google and continue your research yourself. There are lots of them. I took the top result, I didn't vet it because the mountain of evidence is overwhelming.

Cheers.

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