Recent iphone models have “easily” removable back glass, and it’s actually the main entrypoint for replacing the battery, lowering costs due lower risk of a broken screen (see new google pixels with screens that almost always break on removal)

After this, apple also lowered the cost of most repairs, including on models that don’t get the new replaceable back. the non applecare cost for a battery replacement ranges from 80-100 dollars roughly. which is comparable to the cost of a replacement with even a generic battery from a 3rd party shop.

please don’t

obviously, because absolutely nobody buys the equivalent products already sold by google and amazon

it will probably run kaios, so yes

stay theory was shut down and absorbed by intercept games

yes and people 4 months ago were like “haha stupid ai art can’t draw hands” and now that’s just like not a valid argument because the tech has matured to a degree that its pretty reasonable to create something with little to no imperfections, and obviously that will happen again

My point is basically that matrix/element is arguable the much more ethical chat solution because of its openess still with a focus on security.

signal protocol is basically the opposite, open source but the company is hostile to 3rd party client development

crazy take

You realize how massive of a marketing pull both of those are right, the 1000 dollar wheels were like 20% why people didn’t forget the mac pro 2 days after it was announced.

It just depends if it’s something people need

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dyson is in every sense the apple of vacuums lol

Obsidian is not open source.

use a “gcam port”

chromebook’s are incredibly easy to manage from an I.T. perspective, and they are cheap to replace and repair. that’s why they are popular

But it doesn’t…

Neither phones “crush” the iPhone 15 pro.

Comparing a companies budget phone to another companies newer halo phone is just an unreasonable comparision. The iPhone 15 pro also has many features that the pixel doesn’t.

For 429 dollars you could get an Apple refurbished iphone 12 mini (so same warranties and stuff as a new phone), which has a more powerful cpu, higher storage options if wanted, a brighter display, face id, etc. Obviously, you also lose features. But the reality is, its not some simple one side is good value and the other is overpriced garbage.

oem authorized repair also applies to apple, and with almost all the same caveats

what is a “normal phone” to you, apple has over 50% marketshare in both the US and UK. iphones are, by definition, “normal phones”.

the days of iphones being the expensive/overpriced option are over, with 1200+ android flagships being common

I think watching apple’s promotional videos will explain a lot of your concerns better.