Gork@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoNew mobile features are sh*t these daysfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1900arrow-down129
arrow-up1871arrow-down1imageNew mobile features are sh*t these daysfiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoAnd yet people always want to upgrade to the latest one.
minus-square4lan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWho are these people? All my friends and family keep phones for 3-5 years. Im the “new phone” guy and I’m on a 3 year schedule
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoI don’t have an iPhone but quite a few people I know are on that plan with Apple where you can upgrade every 12 months: https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area so maybe it’s region-specific. People do like new shiny tech here.
minus-square4lan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoIf they want new tech why get on an iPhone program? They are withholding progress to give a slow trickle over time. I guarantee I could not tell the difference between the last 3 years of iPhones if you put them in front of me.
minus-square4lan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoGross. Then why not buy the $3400 $9000 Huawei XT? It’s like the price of a used car
minus-squareJakeroxs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBecause being in the in crowd is more of a status symbol at that level then for things like cars.
And yet people always want to upgrade to the latest one.
Who are these people? All my friends and family keep phones for 3-5 years. Im the “new phone” guy and I’m on a 3 year schedule
I don’t have an iPhone but quite a few people I know are on that plan with Apple where you can upgrade every 12 months: https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program
I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area so maybe it’s region-specific. People do like new shiny tech here.
If they want new tech why get on an iPhone program? They are withholding progress to give a slow trickle over time. I guarantee I could not tell the difference between the last 3 years of iPhones if you put them in front of me.
Status symbol
Gross. Then why not buy the
$3400$9000 Huawei XT? It’s like the price of a used carBecause being in the in crowd is more of a status symbol at that level then for things like cars.