I wonder the same thing. It does appear to be mainly about what's "cool".

Nov 21, 2024
8:59:27am

Mitty Truly Addicted User

Apple is much more about marketing than engineering. The marketing/branding team has been empowered to overrule engineers for years, they are notorious for that.

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Mitty

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I just don't get why people buy apple products. They suck. Just ranting here.

Mister P

7:47am

I've had both a Samsung and an iPhone. They are all the same.

Skeptical Optimist

7:48am

Battery life sure isn't. My 2 year old Samsung battery is better than my

Rusty Crab Daddy

8:03am

My experience is the opposite. My Samsung Galaxy Note wouldn't make it through the day, but

Skeptical Optimist

8:07am

I have both right now. There are obviously minor differences. But essentially

JuicyJam

8:11am

If y’all can’t figure out an iPhone, you have bigger problems

Viva Campeche

7:49am

^^^^green bubble guy^^^^

Iman23

7:49am

Sounds like a personal problem

DiamondMo

8:09am

RE: ^^^^green bubble guy^^^^

CrashMcLarson

8:40am

Could be a carrier issue. I tried Samsung once because of all the feedback.

Bin01015

7:49am

This. iPhones can text iPhones even without a cellular plan. However, they can't

spidercoug

7:52am

Because Apple deliberately makes their products incompatible w

YSMACK

8:21am

They do not sabotage things so you have to buy new. I also wouldn't compare two adults to a group of kids...

Tokolosh

8:27am

They absolutely do and are paying 500 million for it.

YSMACK

8:30am

The issue was communication of that change, not that the change was meant to make people upgrade.

Tokolosh

8:36am

You're getting straight up gas lit. Apple should just do what Samsung does

YSMACK

8:47am

So Apple should make phones blow up?

spidercoug

8:56am

They already do

YSMACK

9:00am

Iphone 4 from 2010. Great pull. These Samsungs are from 2019.

spidercoug

9:02am

LOL. Welcome to 2024? If you want I can pull 2024 Iphone 15 problems w it too.

YSMACK

9:05am

You're acting like only IPhones have problems. Not true. All phones have them.

spidercoug

9:10am

Apple designs a lot of their problems to occur.

YSMACK

9:12am

I don't even have an Iphone. I have android. I just think this argument is dumb

spidercoug

9:13am

RE: I don't even have an Iphone. I have android. I just think this argument is

YSMACK

9:14am

Also Samsung was also sued for slowing phones down so...

spidercoug

9:14am

Update even more (including one from 2022)

spidercoug

9:05am

Agree to disagree. There was no official ruling, only a settling to end the complaint.

Tokolosh

8:57am

You nailed it, Apple is the champion of planned obsolescence.

Mitty

9:02am

Yep, but they can always pretend its a feature!

YSMACK

9:13am

Why would I ever want to text someone who uses an Android phone?

Superkid

7:50am

Not nice to talk about your dad that way.

JAGA97

7:51am

“When thou makest a feast, call the poor … And thou shalt be blessed.” Luke 14📲

Ron Mexico

8:08am

RE: Why would I ever want to text someone who uses an Android phone?

CrashMcLarson

8:40am

Seems like Mister P problem, not an Apple problem. My son has an Android and we never have problems with texting.

Texas Hammer

7:52am

Apple sucks cause it doesn’t work great with my android…that’s your argument?

beantownblue

7:53am

User error. Most likely on your end. I’ve owned at least eight different

Nikomedes

7:53am

Same. I’ve had an iPhone since the first iPhone that was on Edge.

Superkid

7:57am

These are all ID 10 T errors.

crimedog

7:53am

You could use WhatsApp or something to message him 🤷‍♂️

ryebrye

7:55am

Something tells me this thread is not going the way the OP thought it would.

kalifi

7:56am

Your whole family has apple?, Go buy an apple

Samuel Hall Society

7:58am

Never heard of the Dad being the only poor one in the family. #thoughtsNprayers

Ron Mexico

8:03am

I have both Apple and Android. My work phone is an iPhone 15. My personal phone

sammycoug

7:59am

Yep My wife has an iPhone for work and samsung for personal. She absolutely

Rusty Crab Daddy

8:05am

Learn how to google questions

claw

7:59am

This is on you. He doesn’t want to text you because it’s embarrassing to text Android people. Get an iPhone.

TCuz

8:02am

I may or may not have stopped doing business with a guy because i literally cant

bornbyu93

8:14am

Good call. It’s not like he has money anyway.

TCuz

8:15am

RE: Good call. It’s not like he has money anyway.

bornbyu93

8:16am

Nah, he's not a teenage girl.

Rusty Crab Daddy

8:18am

Now Tcuz makes sense

coug10278

8:41am

It just works is exactly why my family is on Apple devices for phones, tablets, computers, HomePods, etc.

Tokolosh

8:06am

*me reading this on my iPhone*

bornbyu93

8:09am

Having used both platforms, my iPhones and iPads have performed better.

CascadeBYUFan

8:13am

You’re the only one in your family who insists on being in a different ecosystem

garyfan

8:30am

I’ve had an iPhone for 16 years now and have never just not been able to text an

Junior Deputy

8:47am

Intuitive? Ha, two years behind.

Rusty Crab Daddy

8:49am

I have never understood the intuitive claim.

JuicyJam

9:52am

I had that happen to me. Should be an option when he tries to text you that says

Blue for Life

8:54am

I wonder the same thing. It does appear to be mainly about what's "cool".

Mitty

8:59am

I must disagree. I worked for a supplier to various mobile OEMs. Apple had a

RoboKayne

9:16am

I have a hard time understanding why having an iPhone is a status symbol.

RoboKayne

9:09am

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