Comment on Apple Store Down Ahead of iPhone 15 Pre-Orders

twinnie@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s a good thing, it’s a sign that smartphones as a technology have matured.

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  • magic_lobster_party@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But it’s also boring. Innovation is fun.

    Maybe we will see that kind of innovation in the VR space if the Apple headset really becomes the next big thing, but I have my doubts.

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    • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The $3500 price tag in times when nothing is affordable isn’t going to help.

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    • HellAwaits@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Does every second in your life have to be something insanely exciting? jeez

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    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Boring is good on a device that you use for anything critical. Boring is also good to reduce e-waste.

      Iterative innovation also has a higher probability of being a net positive than breaking changes.

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• ZeroTemp@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Back then each new iPhone was such a massive improvement over the last it was like Christmas day when you’d upgrade. Now the new phones are just slightly better than the one you own. So it is hard to get excited over a new $1000 phone when you just bought one two years ago.

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  • Belazor@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Which is a really good thing, IMO.

    I’m upgrading from a 12 to a 15 because of USB-C and the other improvements that have accumulated, and after that I’m leaving it alone for a long time.

    If USB-C wasn’t there, I wouldn’t even bother as my 12 works perfectly fine, Safari feels snappy and this phone could last a good long while still.

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    • TerryCustard@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve got a 12 and sticking with it for now. The X won’t get the new iOS which I think means 6 years of firmware support. I can see this one lasting 5-6 years. Definitely a good thing - can remember avoiding iOS upgrades when they would slow down older phones beyond being usable.

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  • chrizbie@lemmy.nz ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I felt the same about android flagships, now it barely matters which one you buy almost all of them surpassed basic needs and expectations years ago

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    • ZeroTemp@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Exactly! The new features are getting more and more lackluster each year and it is all just novelty stuff you look at and go “neat!” but that’s about the extent of it.

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      • gibbedygook@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        worse, they’re just removing stuff now (like microsd support)

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• GigglyBobble@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I never understood that kind of hype. Also people camping in front of cinemas or stores. Why? It's just some movie or toy. That behavior doesn't seem healthy.

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• Solumbran@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Because the marketing of apple has been the one of a sect for years. Good if it’s changing.

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• resurrexia@artemis.camp ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I watch them for the production value, not the actual hardware lmao

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• dan1101@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wouldn’t it be funny if Apple took down their store intentionally so there would be headlines about it?

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  • Satelllliiiiiiiteeee@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This happens ahead of every Apple product launch. No one ever covers it except Apple focused sites.

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• TimeSquirrel@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And I remember laughing at those people. Lining up and camping all night for a goddamn phone.

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