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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 85 points 11 months ago (3 children)

My coworker is massive Apple fanboy who gets the newest phone every year.

He goes through this exact process after a few days:

  1. Talks about how much faster the newest phone is

  2. Shows comparisons of photos or screen resolution

  3. Says it's expensive but the trade-in means he saves $x so really he only paid like 75% market price

  4. Talks about all the gadgets it connects to.

  5. Complains about how his prior phone did one thing he liked

  6. Complains about if it's worth the price

  7. Stops talking about it after multiple people point out feature x, y, z exists on other devices

  8. Gets excited about Apple World or whatever that conference is and prepares himself to buy the newest phone

[–] UsernameIsTooLon 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Introducing the SlightlyBetter™ phone. Every year it gets slightly better!!

This year's features include:

  • Slightly improved camera

  • Slightly larger battery

  • Slightly faster processor

  • Slightly brighter screen

  • Slightly louder audio

  • Slightly quicker charging

  • Slightly no headphone jack

It's the same phone as last year, but now SlightlyBetter™

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, because they always just compare the new one with the old iPhone, not with competitors. "The best in an iPhone ever!" Well, no shit, the new one isn't worse than the old one, gz!

And don't forget to invent crazy marketing names to hide tech specs ("Retina display" which wasn't even 1080p etc).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Slightly no headphone jack

Don’t let them fool you. It’s there, just covered by plastic for the extra Fuck You.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (5 children)

he only paid like 75% market price

Which is still twice the price of a normal phone lol.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It took about 10 seconds to realize I needed to filter out Vision Pro posts.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Especially all the shitty viral marketing going on. Mostly on Reddit of course. Like /r/Damnthatsinteresting having two posts about someone walking around with one in public. It's so damn obvious.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Did we say you could visit The Cursed Place?

[–] Anticorp 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just saw that same story twice on Lemmy this morning.

[–] Mojojojo1993 3 points 11 months ago

There like one fan boi spamming posts. Same with musk. I just block user

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Have you seen much marketing for it? I've had to seek it out. Vision pro is pretty neat to me, especially with how sharp it is and the ability to use with my macbook seamlessly, but sure as shit ain't worth 3,500. I think there are really well-executed ideas in there. That is what Apple does, not necessarily invent from scratch, but refine a concept and work it into their pretty walled garden.

It doesn't seem like Apple is aiming to make massive profit off this, seems very very gen 1 early adopter limited run. Seems odd to me there would be a full on marketing blitz other than fanboy and tech enthusiast reviews and hype.

e: i accidentally a word

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I mean 3-4 different videos on the same day of people wearing them in public. Probably paid off influencers. Just a way to bring the product out there (It's the first time I actually saw it, I don't care about Apple products) and to normalize seeing them around. As if a normal guy would use a crosswalk, standing in the middle of the road while interacting with his Apple Vision, lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Probably paid off influencers.

Without having seen the videos, my thin-slice reaction is influencers using Apple as a kind of keyword stuff.

Super-exclusive product at extremely high price point with enough interest to get searches/upvotes/likes. Ripe for influencers to get views for themselves, the publicity for Apple being a happy secondary effect.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I need the most expensive and largest iPhone model for clout, I won't utilize the extra functionality, I just need people to know I got money!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I miss the days when people paid a drink for everyone in the bar so they know they were loaded, at least that day.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

So... an extra mortgage it is then?

[–] Anticorp 3 points 11 months ago

Just carry some money around then...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Me on my five year old iPhone XS Max and 2011 MacBook Pro: not for some of us I guess

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Four year old 11 Pro going strong!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Lemmy hates Apple but I used my iPhone 5 for 4.5 years. I don’t NEED to upgrade my XS but I doooo like the idea of 120hz and USB-C.

[–] Sorgan71 9 points 11 months ago

Germans in ww1 getting promoted to officer

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

But this time around it has "titanium". Which is really nothing but a skin and nothing more.

[–] TrickDacy 7 points 11 months ago

Nah but see the new one has an apple logo on it. That's why it's worth $3600

[–] errer 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

All tech really. Innovation is dead.

[–] RealFknNito 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We have tech conventions like CES which prove you extremely wrong but alright.

[–] BeefPiano 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Adding ChatGPT to an ebike or adding “AI” to a pet door is basically what’s going on in the Patrick meme.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If your toaster doesn't even have a companion app, is it all really worth it?

[–] Anticorp 2 points 11 months ago

Yes! I pay extra for products these days if they don't require ~~spying~~ apps.

[–] RealFknNito 1 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I thought we were talking about how Iphones are nearly identical with a new price tag. Technology as a whole is progressing wonderfully, just not Apple.

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[–] FireRetardant 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm still using the same pc I built over 10 years ago. I can't keep up with triple A max graphics titles but my computer still serves me well with very little in terms of upgrades.

[–] Anticorp 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You should look into NVMe HDD. They're huge upgrades for older computers. You won't get full speeds, but with a PCIe adaptor, you can get half speeds, which will be a 350% improvement to your SATA hard drives.

[–] FireRetardant 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the tip. My orginal motherboard quit a few years back and my options were limited by my cpu socket. My biggest issue right now is memory capacity. I'm capped at 16 gb ddr3 right now, my old board went to 32 but its BIOS corrupted then also corrupted the BIOS backup or something.

[–] Anticorp 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just upgraded last year for the first time in about 7 years, and I was honestly blown away by some of the advancements they've made in computer hardware. On a fresh install of Windows everything opened instantly, and post to boot times were like 10 seconds flat. But over a couple of months Windows gobbled up more and more resources. I switched to Pop!_OS full time and my machine is lightning fast. It's by far the most powerful computer I've ever used. If you were to buy top of the line stuff from last year, it would be cheap to build a new computer, and you'll definitely notice an improvement in performance. Granted, you said you're happy with what you have now, so no pressure. I'm just sharing my excitement with you as a fellow old-tech holdout.

[–] FireRetardant 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I honestly found windows 7 to run faster than 10 on my current set up. Im still on a 120gb ssd for my OS that cost like $200 when purchased so my boot times are fast enough. Im trying to unplug more and socialize/be more active so putting off the upgrade helps me with that in some ways. Glad you're happy with your upgrade results.

[–] Anticorp 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Im trying to unplug more and socialize/be more

Nice! Same here with the unplugging. It helps that I work on a computer all day. The last thing I want to do when I get off work is to get back on a computer. It's kinda sad, because they used to be one of my favorite hobbies, but whatever. I wouldn't voluntarily trade my career for more enjoyment on my personal computer.

I just moved to a smaller community and I'm hoping that'll present more opportunities for socializing, since I'll see the same people more than once. In the big city you'll never see the same people anywhere. In small communities you run into the same people all the time, and that can eventually turn into friendship.

[–] FireRetardant 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have an oposite situation where my work has me working actively and I meet new customers everyday so I'm usually burnt by getting home.

Smaller communities are really good for meeting more people. Good luck on finding more friendships. I find it hard to meet people in real life during this digital age. I wish it were as easy and common have friendly conversations with a stranger as it is online here.

[–] Anticorp 3 points 11 months ago

So far it has been awesome! It's kind of like a step back in time. We've had 3 different neighbors come over and bring us a small housewarming gift while introducing themselves, and swapping contact information. None of them seem crazy or anything, just genuinely friendly people. All of the workers at local businesses seem happier and friendlier too. We were worried about moving away from the city, afraid we might end up in some backwards-ass trumpville, but everything has been great so far. It's probably the best decision we've made in years. The only noticable "drawback" so far is that business buildings are generally older and a little shoddier, not as nice and modern as they were in the city. We're okay with that given all the positive trade-offs. I never thought I'd move back to a smaller community, but here we are!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I haven't had a desire or need to upgrade my phone in like 3 years now. Only reason I upgraded that one was because it wasn't 5G and I live an area where 5G actually works and is fast.

[–] Anticorp 2 points 11 months ago

Even stuff like that is intentionally held back these days. They'll release like 1 "new" feature per year, which is already a couple of years old at the time of release, so that you need to upgrade again in six months if you want features that have been around for several years already.

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