OT: Apple iPhones, They're Over Complicated POS Options

[windforfun]

For the money, Apple can kiss my ass. How many features do you really need? What superficial horse shit!

[falcor75]

I had the first Samsung Galaxy back in back in 2010 or 11. It was really bad, at the same time the wife got an Iphone 4 that just worked. I was so jealous.
I later bought an I4 and had that untill the Iphone 6 came out, got that. Then had that untill 3 years ago when I was talked into a Samsung S8, never liked it but got used to it. This last christmas I bought a used Iphone Xs off a friend that was upgrading. Just love that the Iphone just works so well because I have zero interest in fiddling with stuff. Its a tool, either it works or it gets replaced but its the only Apple product I have.

[horizontally-opposed]

I had the first Samsung Galaxy back in back in 2010 or 11. It was really bad, at the same time the wife got an Iphone 4 that just worked. I was so jealous.
I later bought an I4 and had that untill the Iphone 6 came out, got that. Then had that untill 3 years ago when I was talked into a Samsung S8, never liked it but got used to it. This last christmas I bought a used Iphone Xs off a friend that was upgrading. Just love that the Iphone just works so well because I have zero interest in fiddling with stuff. Its a tool, either it works or it gets replaced but its the only Apple product I have.

The critical phrases bolded above.

While I have a lot of respect for those who can make life in 2021 work with no cell phone, or a prepaid phone—as well as those who are in the industry and can utilize real computers and phones—that sadly isn't me.

iPhones work well for me, and integrate well with the tools of my trade. So my time/bandwidth is better applied elsewhere, and my strategy to mitigate Apple's pricing structure is to buy older models, smaller models, etc and then keep them until doing so becomes cumbersome (which is quite a while with each so far, to the point I get ribbed for my old gear). That's worked well for me so far.

This iPhone 12 Mini would be the first elective buy since the original iPhone, but I've been on a kick of minimizing what I carry with me. Fewer keys, ultra-thin wallet, less phone.

[SirAndy]

I had the first Samsung Galaxy back in back in 2010 or 11. It was really bad, at the same time the wife got an Iphone 4 that just worked. I was so jealous.
I later bought an I4 and had that untill the Iphone 6 came out, got that. Then had that untill 3 years ago when I was talked into a Samsung S8, never liked it but got used to it. This last christmas I bought a used Iphone Xs off a friend that was upgrading. Just love that the Iphone just works so well because I have zero interest in fiddling with stuff. Its a tool, either it works or it gets replaced but its the only Apple product I have.

The critical phrases bolded above.

While I have a lot of respect for those who can make life in 2021 work with no cell phone, or a prepaid phone—as well as those who are in the industry and can utilize real computers and phones—that sadly isn't me.

iPhones work well for me, and integrate well with the tools of my trade. So my time/bandwidth is better applied elsewhere, and my strategy to mitigate Apple's pricing structure is to buy older models, smaller models, etc and then keep them until doing so becomes cumbersome (which is quite a while with each so far, to the point I get ribbed for my old gear). That's worked well for me so far.

This iPhone 12 Mini would be the first elective buy since the original iPhone, but I've been on a kick of minimizing what I carry with me. Fewer keys, ultra-thin wallet, less phone.

@horizontally-opposed
That is exactly my point, just in reverse.

Apple products are the equivalent of self driving cars. Just get in and it'll take you where you want to go, you don't have to do anything or know anything about cars, "it just works".

Whereas, from my point of view, i need to be able to interact with each of the components and not be told "you don't need to know how this works" at each step of the way.
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