I was going to make the switch, but I'm waffling now as I simply don't use my phone for that much, I don't chat with enough people to make iMessage a big deal, and the uses the iPhone is lacking for those uses (Firefox being more than a Safari skin, supporting AptX/LDAC/lossless Bluetooth other than Apple's own which requires Apple's own headphones at the moment). I want to get a Vision Pro as I think it might be able to offer what I want out of such a headset (namely ease of use, high resolution in a headset that isn't ginormous), but there's aspects about it that I find very lacking and leave me worried it will end up frustrating, or I'll have to spend far too much to find work arounds (see audiophiles buying camera kit and then searching for cables that let them get simple DAC functionality), on top of the already fairly steep price (but since it feasibly might replace multiple montors and/or projector for content consumption). I'm currently moving my Mom over to Apple though. Ease of use, good auto-quality of camera, interoperability (across devices), long term support (big one being able to keep her on the same device longer), and just simply superior base (tablets and watches) is enough.
Microsoft wants to cram shitty AI into everything instead of making the cool stuff they have the ability to (HoloLens, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, Courier, etc). Google can't figure anything out and is probably gonna end up cutting half the shit they're doing now once their tax bills and penalties for their search shenanigans comes due.
Apple was so close to having an easy win (basically a Sony at E3 moment), but they're bungling it with missteps.
Sounds like a poor person problem. I'm kidding, I do think it should have 16GB in any of their computers (8GB in phones and 12GB in tablets would be ok) by now. But its less of an issue when you've got memory and storage bandwidth like the modern Apple stuff does. More would still be better though, and it'd help the longevity of these devices for sure.
You do realize Google has done exactly what you're bitching about, right? Lookup how they've handled Nest customers and look how they're handling Fitbit users. There's others as well (do I need to bring up the graveyard of products and services they've now abandoned?).
And Google was telling users who's new Pixel 2 watches broke to buy new ones because they couldn't even repair them as they don't have any parts. There's also a bunch of Pixel 6 users that had connectivity issues and I think Google offered up a similar "try using it differently" or maybe a "try a different carrier".
Google has been doing the same thing, only their walled garden is kinda shit and there's only some aspects people ever wanted to use.
No it doesn't. Samsung only recently committed to 4/5 years of Android/security updates. And that's if your carrier doesn't fuck over your ability to update your phone. Samsung has worked to try to limit that, but explain why it took Google so long to offer proper support for their devices (and that's if you trust they'll actually hold to it).
Back at ya slick. Apparently you should take your own advice and stop griping about shit from 10 years ago then turning around and talking out of your ass, "sure I don't use Samsung so I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about, but they do it better!"
I do agree they're all shit, just in different uniquely shitty ways. Personally I find Apple's current form of shittiness to be the most palatable. We'll see where things are 5 years from now, I have a LOT more faith that Apple will continue on their slow progression towards being slightly less shitty (often mandated). Google is heading towards self-destruction (potentially possibly partly mandated due to their shady business practices coming due).
Which, good that Google is supporting 7 years, we'll see if they're even still making phones at all by then though because that's a legit concern due to their history. Also apparently they quietly have pushed Chromebooks to 10 years of support so that's good.
Yeah all of them are moving that direction and I think it makes sense now as devices are thinner and there's performance benefits from doing so. Maybe CXL or whatever these new alternatives to DIMMs can offer those benefits while also offering flexibility, but we'll see.
Um, what? Compared to the many many Android phones that come with malware pre-installed, limited updates (its gotten better, but only because people have been pointing out for years how fucking pathetic Android OEMs have been in this regard, including Google itself having a straight up pathetic support term). So now they're claiming they'll support it that long, but we'll see. Apple doesn't tout it, they just simply keep supporting their devices for years. Because they were smart enough to not get f'ed by either the hardware side (Qualcomm is a big reason why Android support has been crap) or the carriers (which is also why basic messaging on Android has been shit and is becoming a glaring issue compared to iMessage).
You think that's any different for any cloud service? Look at the fiasco that happened to Linus just not even a year ago (and it happened to several others as well). And they went out of their way to put in multiple other layers of security to prevent that from happening. I actually just had to use Apple customer service for an iCloud related issue and it was resolved within 24 hours. Not sure what's so hard about making a new account but then seems you want to rant just for the sake of it.
No its not. I love how you throw in the giant caveat that it is if you lock down permissions its more secure (if you trust those permissions, there's reason to doubt them with Google's first party apps - literally not even their execs understand Google's privacy policies despite them claiming they're transparent and clear and give user control). Hopefully it doesn't use Google's Titan authenticator that was compromised/cracked.
It can't get much less than wide open that most Android devices come as, or ended up as after what 3 years?
To be fair, the iPhone 15 uses last year's flagship A16 Bionic. So it's fair for them not to go back and add functionality to an existing SoC. The "Pro" moniker means little in the Apple ecosystem besides it has more features and costs extra.
Apple has done soldered RAM AND flash storage for years already, starting with MacBook Airs where it at least made engineering sense to do it that way. Apple Macs are basically disposable devices after a few years, which is great if you're an AAPL shareholder.
Samsung was the first Android OEM to move to a 5 year software update model (back in 2021). Google has finally responded by stretching this all the way to 7 years, so I wouldn't be surprised if Samsung adds another year (the limiting factor has always been Qualcomm). While I love to see anything that encourages people to use devices for longer (and discouraging e-waste), I can't argue with 5 years.
Yeah the idea of running Xcode on just 8GB RAM makes the sound of fingernails running across a chalkboard in my head.
Frankly, iPhone 15 should support USB 4/Thunderbolt 4. I'm not sure I've seen anyone call that out. We know they can as the iPad Pros supported it.
That's not true. Most people that I know that buy Apple stuff keep it longer than they do non-Apple stuff. And by keep I mean use regularly.
They didn't make the 5 year change until this year. And its only 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security patches. They moved to 4/3 in 2021 because they were following Google's pathetically shit lead and promising only what 2 or 3 before that?
Its weird that people are trying to blame Apple because they had foresight to create a competent messaging program with features people want. Its like the dipshits bitching about Apple having Lightning whilst they ignore Apple made Lightning years before USB-C was even set as a standard (and USB spec standard has turned into a complete shit show since).
I mean, maybe if Google wasn't wasting their time developing 50 fucking messaging program every other year they could figure this out. Nah, instead they'd rather pay Apple tens of billions a year to keep Google as the default search. I'm curious how much Google was paying for Google Maps to be the default and why Apple changed.
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