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[-] [email protected] 85 points 5 months ago

My coworker is massive Apple fanboy who gets the newest phone every year.

He goes through this exact process after a few days:

Talks about how much faster the newest phone is
Shows comparisons of photos or screen resolution
Says it's expensive but the trade-in means he saves $x so really he only paid like 75% market price
Talks about all the gadgets it connects to.
Complains about how his prior phone did one thing he liked
Complains about if it's worth the price
Stops talking about it after multiple people point out feature x, y, z exists on other devices
Gets excited about Apple World or whatever that conference is and prepares himself to buy the newest phone

[-] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago

Introducing the SlightlyBetter™ phone. Every year it gets slightly better!!

This year's features include:

Slightly improved camera
Slightly larger battery
Slightly faster processor
Slightly brighter screen
Slightly louder audio
Slightly quicker charging
Slightly no headphone jack

It's the same phone as last year, but now SlightlyBetter™

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Yeah, because they always just compare the new one with the old iPhone, not with competitors. "The best in an iPhone ever!" Well, no shit, the new one isn't worse than the old one, gz!

And don't forget to invent crazy marketing names to hide tech specs ("Retina display" which wasn't even 1080p etc).

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Slightly no headphone jack

Don’t let them fool you. It’s there, just covered by plastic for the extra Fuck You.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

he only paid like 75% market price

Which is still twice the price of a normal phone lol.

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[-] [email protected] 32 points 5 months ago

It took about 10 seconds to realize I needed to filter out Vision Pro posts.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

Especially all the shitty viral marketing going on. Mostly on Reddit of course. Like /r/Damnthatsinteresting having two posts about someone walking around with one in public. It's so damn obvious.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Did we say you could visit The Cursed Place?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I just saw that same story twice on Lemmy this morning.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

There like one fan boi spamming posts. Same with musk. I just block user

[-] naught 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Have you seen much marketing for it? I've had to seek it out. Vision pro is pretty neat to me, especially with how sharp it is and the ability to use with my macbook seamlessly, but sure as shit ain't worth 3,500. I think there are really well-executed ideas in there. That is what Apple does, not necessarily invent from scratch, but refine a concept and work it into their pretty walled garden.

It doesn't seem like Apple is aiming to make massive profit off this, seems very very gen 1 early adopter limited run. Seems odd to me there would be a full on marketing blitz other than fanboy and tech enthusiast reviews and hype.

e: i accidentally a word

[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

I mean 3-4 different videos on the same day of people wearing them in public. Probably paid off influencers. Just a way to bring the product out there (It's the first time I actually saw it, I don't care about Apple products) and to normalize seeing them around. As if a normal guy would use a crosswalk, standing in the middle of the road while interacting with his Apple Vision, lol.

[-] brbposting 3 points 5 months ago

Probably paid off influencers.

Without having seen the videos, my thin-slice reaction is influencers using Apple as a kind of keyword stuff.

Super-exclusive product at extremely high price point with enough interest to get searches/upvotes/likes. Ripe for influencers to get views for themselves, the publicity for Apple being a happy secondary effect.

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[-] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago

I need the most expensive and largest iPhone model for clout, I won't utilize the extra functionality, I just need people to know I got money!

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I miss the days when people paid a drink for everyone in the bar so they know they were loaded, at least that day.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

So... an extra mortgage it is then?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Just carry some money around then...

[-] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Me on my five year old iPhone XS Max and 2011 MacBook Pro: not for some of us I guess

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Four year old 11 Pro going strong!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Lemmy hates Apple but I used my iPhone 5 for 4.5 years. I don’t NEED to upgrade my XS but I doooo like the idea of 120hz and USB-C.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Germans in ww1 getting promoted to officer

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Nah but see the new one has an apple logo on it. That's why it's worth $3600

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

But this time around it has "titanium". Which is really nothing but a skin and nothing more.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

All tech really. Innovation is dead.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago

We have tech conventions like CES which prove you extremely wrong but alright.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Adding ChatGPT to an ebike or adding “AI” to a pet door is basically what’s going on in the Patrick meme.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If your toaster doesn't even have a companion app, is it all really worth it?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yes! I pay extra for products these days if they don't require ~~spying~~ apps.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I'm still using the same pc I built over 10 years ago. I can't keep up with triple A max graphics titles but my computer still serves me well with very little in terms of upgrades.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

You should look into NVMe HDD. They're huge upgrades for older computers. You won't get full speeds, but with a PCIe adaptor, you can get half speeds, which will be a 350% improvement to your SATA hard drives.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks for the tip. My orginal motherboard quit a few years back and my options were limited by my cpu socket. My biggest issue right now is memory capacity. I'm capped at 16 gb ddr3 right now, my old board went to 32 but its BIOS corrupted then also corrupted the BIOS backup or something.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I just upgraded last year for the first time in about 7 years, and I was honestly blown away by some of the advancements they've made in computer hardware. On a fresh install of Windows everything opened instantly, and post to boot times were like 10 seconds flat. But over a couple of months Windows gobbled up more and more resources. I switched to Pop!_OS full time and my machine is lightning fast. It's by far the most powerful computer I've ever used. If you were to buy top of the line stuff from last year, it would be cheap to build a new computer, and you'll definitely notice an improvement in performance. Granted, you said you're happy with what you have now, so no pressure. I'm just sharing my excitement with you as a fellow old-tech holdout.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I honestly found windows 7 to run faster than 10 on my current set up. Im still on a 120gb ssd for my OS that cost like $200 when purchased so my boot times are fast enough. Im trying to unplug more and socialize/be more active so putting off the upgrade helps me with that in some ways. Glad you're happy with your upgrade results.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Im trying to unplug more and socialize/be more

Nice! Same here with the unplugging. It helps that I work on a computer all day. The last thing I want to do when I get off work is to get back on a computer. It's kinda sad, because they used to be one of my favorite hobbies, but whatever. I wouldn't voluntarily trade my career for more enjoyment on my personal computer.

I just moved to a smaller community and I'm hoping that'll present more opportunities for socializing, since I'll see the same people more than once. In the big city you'll never see the same people anywhere. In small communities you run into the same people all the time, and that can eventually turn into friendship.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I have an oposite situation where my work has me working actively and I meet new customers everyday so I'm usually burnt by getting home.

Smaller communities are really good for meeting more people. Good luck on finding more friendships. I find it hard to meet people in real life during this digital age. I wish it were as easy and common have friendly conversations with a stranger as it is online here.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

So far it has been awesome! It's kind of like a step back in time. We've had 3 different neighbors come over and bring us a small housewarming gift while introducing themselves, and swapping contact information. None of them seem crazy or anything, just genuinely friendly people. All of the workers at local businesses seem happier and friendlier too. We were worried about moving away from the city, afraid we might end up in some backwards-ass trumpville, but everything has been great so far. It's probably the best decision we've made in years. The only noticable "drawback" so far is that business buildings are generally older and a little shoddier, not as nice and modern as they were in the city. We're okay with that given all the positive trade-offs. I never thought I'd move back to a smaller community, but here we are!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I haven't had a desire or need to upgrade my phone in like 3 years now. Only reason I upgraded that one was because it wasn't 5G and I live an area where 5G actually works and is fast.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Even stuff like that is intentionally held back these days. They'll release like 1 "new" feature per year, which is already a couple of years old at the time of release, so that you need to upgrade again in six months if you want features that have been around for several years already.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I just get a new phone when I can so I stay on top of trade value and I’m in the ecosystem. That and my kid is young so I like to keep the camera decent. I have adhd so I don’t trust myself to back up my photos and not forget about them before a drive fails. I understand this isn’t about me but this is the internet so here I am blabbing.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Is your name "big old mustard" or "bi gold mustard"

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Big old mustard. What does it mean? I’m not sure.

[-] captain_aggravated 1 points 5 months ago

When your username checks out, it's probably going to be pretty funny.

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