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Comment on Right to Repair - We beat Apple at their own game - let the unauthorized calibrations BEGIN!
bleistift2@feddit.de 9 months ago
I can’t believe a company that’s been this shitty to its customers, openly, for literal decades is still in business.
refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Cult indoctrination is even more powerful.
Oneobi@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s beyond a cult. Say something against them and wow, they come at you.
Since my very first ipad 1 I’ve seen this company continue to screw it’s base but for some reason the base keeps drinking from the fountain.
Honestly, the base should be studied.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Apple users and Trump Supporters.
Two groups of people that are absolutely hated by the objects of their worship.
nocturne213@lemm.ee 9 months ago
The same is true of Android and Windows users.
OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 9 months ago
There are fanatics on every side, but once a brand becomes a core part of your personality, I’m not going to want to talk to you.
sadreality@kbin.social 9 months ago
I am unique! I have personality tided to a device!
IamRoot@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Tided?
cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Not just still in business, absolutely dominating the competition.
bleistift2@feddit.de 9 months ago
Well… 17% market share isn’t exactly “dominating”. counterpointresearch.com/…/global-smartphone-shar…
radiated@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Market share isn’t everything, Apple commands a very strong hold on the premium segment of phones, that’s where the actual money is for the most part (generalized.)
Aatube@kbin.social 9 months ago
Sure, 2nd dominating.
IamRoot@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Lmao.
dinckelman@lemmy.world 9 months ago
A lot of people who buy apple stuff just plain don’t care. If you break it, you immediately buy a new one. But even if you don’t, you’ll get a new one when you can. For a lot of people it’s also a status symbol, where a lot of ego is involved. You still see this every time camera discussions come up, where sometimes you’ll see a 15 Pro compared to an HTC Hero for shot quality.
This should never be a problem, but we live in a dystopia
Aatube@kbin.social 9 months ago
openly
you sure about that? It only affects consumers who want to repair it themselves
bleistift2@feddit.de 9 months ago
Apple has refused to provide the calibration tool for the sleep sensor to independent repair people.
Not only those who want to repair it themselves, but those who want to have it repaired by a third party whose best interest is not claiming that the phone is irreparable and that the customer should buy a new one.
Aatube@kbin.social 9 months ago
Yeah, not to mention Apple's high repair premiums. It's still not very visible to consumers when they get and use an Apple product though.
Prethoryn@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Most people aren’t repairing their iPhones and most people will just carry the damaged iPhone before repairing and buying another because of money but also, it is an iPhone.
It’s only being shitty to your customers if your customers weren’t so willing to just keep buying them when they can.
IamRoot@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
You are very smart.
bleistift2@feddit.de 9 months ago
Never claimed I was.
IamRoot@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
You tried to imply it with your site.
Poggervania@kbin.social 9 months ago
Neither are you, considering your posts.
So please, elaborate on how @bleistift2 is not very smart so people can have a discussion versus just you going “lmao gottem”
IamRoot@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I don’t think you are very smart either sock puppet.
Poggervania@kbin.social 9 months ago
Holy fuck my sides are going into orbit lmao, you’re just slinging schoolyard insults without explaining yourself.
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 9 months ago
Because people who buy Apple stuff actually want this. They want a sealed black box where they don't have to think about anything, and everything "just works", as long as it has that white apple on it. Apple doesn't make stuff for tinkerers, they make stuff for grandmothers.
0_0j@lemmy.world 9 months ago
But i will say this… hats off to the M-series chipsets… silent powerhouse!
the effects of R&D on tech evolution, chef’s kiss 👌🏿
figaro@lemdro.id 9 months ago
Yep. I use a pixel 6 and a MacBook Air m1. It’s the best of both worlds.
They build fantastic laptops.
As a side rant, I just want to say that I’ve never had a laptop that was able to maintain consistent speed and reliability better than this machine. Every other windows-based laptop I’ve had has crapped out after 3 years. This thing just keeps on going, regardless of the fact that I’ve had about 100 tabs and 3 browsers open for the majority of its lifespan.
HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl 9 months ago
Surely if you spend similar amounts of money, especially these days you get the same quality - the only thing I’m interested in is the combination of a sturdy metal frame and high specs.
figaro@lemdro.id 9 months ago
Nope. I’ve spent similar amounts of money in the past on a great Lenovo gaming laptop. It was phenomenal for the first two years. But then after the first major Windows update, it seemed like the drivers became less reliable and issues started popping up here and there. Another year so later and everything started to bog down. Reformatting it fixed it for a little bit, but the same issues came up again eventually.
I’ve heard good things about the surface, so maybe if you go the direct from Microsoft route it could be better? I’m just burnt out though. I don’t see myself buying another Microsoft product again.
pufferfischerpulver@feddit.de 9 months ago
I mean yes and no. If you value energy efficiency there’s nothing comparable. There are sturdy laptops, there a more powerful laptops, but to my knowledge there are no laptops that offer the same combination of battery runtime and performance.