▲ 1209 ▼ Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough (www.theregister.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 218 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 82 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (16 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] Tom_bishop@lemmy.world 82 points 2 years ago And idiots will pay it permalink fedilink source parent [–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago (14 children) One of the biggest drawbacks of buying iOS devices is you can't leave. I swap everything out on my laptop and phones as needed, but on iOS you're stuck with Apple's app store, Apple's operating system, oftentimes Apple hardware, and there's nothing you can do about it. It simply ends up being so expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 88 points 2 years ago It might feel that way, but people switch from one platform the other all the time. It's not impossible, just inconvenient. People nowadays often seem to conflate the two. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (10 children) I've swapped between iOS and Android several times. There's literally nothing stopping you from switching other than minor inconveniences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) You have a high opinion of the average idiot being able to navigate any of this. These are people that are confused by a two button mouse... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) And you generally have a shitty opinion of people and their ability to navigate technology. As with most things, it's generally a cost benefit of convenience versus effort. Anyone can learn anything or transition to something else if they're willing to put the effort into it. It's just that most people aren't willing to put the effort into most technologies and that's their prerogative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I work in IT man. The average person is incredibly tech illiterate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You get paid to be at least competent at tech. Most people do not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) Unless there are apps you use regularly that cost a lot of money and you don't want to pay for them again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Do you regularly buy apps that cost hundreds of dollars? A vast majority of apps are within the $1-$5 range. We're talking about buying phones that are well into the high hundreds to thousands of dollars. That's a drop in the purchase and operating cost of the device. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Same said for other ecosystems like windows, android, playstation, Xbox and so on.. Not apples fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Magiccupcake@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago I made a switch to linux recently and some of my paid software works there too. Most steam games, Matlab. Wine and proton make it possible to run many Windows applications permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sure. I'm just explaining why it can be a problem if you want to switch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ky56@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago Not directly. However they sure have learned on how to capitalise on it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago They do a great job of integrating devices. As for the App Store, us in the EU will soon be allowed to install alternatives. I think the deadline is the end of March. permalink fedilink source parent [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tom_bishop@lemmy.world 82 points 2 years ago And idiots will pay it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago (14 children) One of the biggest drawbacks of buying iOS devices is you can't leave. I swap everything out on my laptop and phones as needed, but on iOS you're stuck with Apple's app store, Apple's operating system, oftentimes Apple hardware, and there's nothing you can do about it. It simply ends up being so expensive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 88 points 2 years ago It might feel that way, but people switch from one platform the other all the time. It's not impossible, just inconvenient. People nowadays often seem to conflate the two. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (10 children) I've swapped between iOS and Android several times. There's literally nothing stopping you from switching other than minor inconveniences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) You have a high opinion of the average idiot being able to navigate any of this. These are people that are confused by a two button mouse... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) And you generally have a shitty opinion of people and their ability to navigate technology. As with most things, it's generally a cost benefit of convenience versus effort. Anyone can learn anything or transition to something else if they're willing to put the effort into it. It's just that most people aren't willing to put the effort into most technologies and that's their prerogative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I work in IT man. The average person is incredibly tech illiterate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You get paid to be at least competent at tech. Most people do not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) Unless there are apps you use regularly that cost a lot of money and you don't want to pay for them again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Do you regularly buy apps that cost hundreds of dollars? A vast majority of apps are within the $1-$5 range. We're talking about buying phones that are well into the high hundreds to thousands of dollars. That's a drop in the purchase and operating cost of the device. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Same said for other ecosystems like windows, android, playstation, Xbox and so on.. Not apples fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Magiccupcake@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago I made a switch to linux recently and some of my paid software works there too. Most steam games, Matlab. Wine and proton make it possible to run many Windows applications permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sure. I'm just explaining why it can be a problem if you want to switch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ky56@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago Not directly. However they sure have learned on how to capitalise on it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago They do a great job of integrating devices. As for the App Store, us in the EU will soon be allowed to install alternatives. I think the deadline is the end of March. permalink fedilink source parent [+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pyroglyph@lemmy.world 88 points 2 years ago It might feel that way, but people switch from one platform the other all the time. It's not impossible, just inconvenient. People nowadays often seem to conflate the two. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (10 children) I've swapped between iOS and Android several times. There's literally nothing stopping you from switching other than minor inconveniences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) You have a high opinion of the average idiot being able to navigate any of this. These are people that are confused by a two button mouse... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) And you generally have a shitty opinion of people and their ability to navigate technology. As with most things, it's generally a cost benefit of convenience versus effort. Anyone can learn anything or transition to something else if they're willing to put the effort into it. It's just that most people aren't willing to put the effort into most technologies and that's their prerogative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I work in IT man. The average person is incredibly tech illiterate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You get paid to be at least competent at tech. Most people do not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) Unless there are apps you use regularly that cost a lot of money and you don't want to pay for them again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Do you regularly buy apps that cost hundreds of dollars? A vast majority of apps are within the $1-$5 range. We're talking about buying phones that are well into the high hundreds to thousands of dollars. That's a drop in the purchase and operating cost of the device. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Same said for other ecosystems like windows, android, playstation, Xbox and so on.. Not apples fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Magiccupcake@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago I made a switch to linux recently and some of my paid software works there too. Most steam games, Matlab. Wine and proton make it possible to run many Windows applications permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sure. I'm just explaining why it can be a problem if you want to switch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ky56@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago Not directly. However they sure have learned on how to capitalise on it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) You have a high opinion of the average idiot being able to navigate any of this. These are people that are confused by a two button mouse... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) And you generally have a shitty opinion of people and their ability to navigate technology. As with most things, it's generally a cost benefit of convenience versus effort. Anyone can learn anything or transition to something else if they're willing to put the effort into it. It's just that most people aren't willing to put the effort into most technologies and that's their prerogative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I work in IT man. The average person is incredibly tech illiterate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You get paid to be at least competent at tech. Most people do not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) And you generally have a shitty opinion of people and their ability to navigate technology. As with most things, it's generally a cost benefit of convenience versus effort. Anyone can learn anything or transition to something else if they're willing to put the effort into it. It's just that most people aren't willing to put the effort into most technologies and that's their prerogative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I work in IT man. The average person is incredibly tech illiterate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You get paid to be at least competent at tech. Most people do not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I work in IT man. The average person is incredibly tech illiterate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You get paid to be at least competent at tech. Most people do not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago You get paid to be at least competent at tech. Most people do not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) Unless there are apps you use regularly that cost a lot of money and you don't want to pay for them again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] mriormro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Do you regularly buy apps that cost hundreds of dollars? A vast majority of apps are within the $1-$5 range. We're talking about buying phones that are well into the high hundreds to thousands of dollars. That's a drop in the purchase and operating cost of the device. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Same said for other ecosystems like windows, android, playstation, Xbox and so on.. Not apples fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Magiccupcake@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago I made a switch to linux recently and some of my paid software works there too. Most steam games, Matlab. Wine and proton make it possible to run many Windows applications permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sure. I'm just explaining why it can be a problem if you want to switch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ky56@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago Not directly. However they sure have learned on how to capitalise on it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Do you regularly buy apps that cost hundreds of dollars? A vast majority of apps are within the $1-$5 range. We're talking about buying phones that are well into the high hundreds to thousands of dollars. That's a drop in the purchase and operating cost of the device. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children) Same said for other ecosystems like windows, android, playstation, Xbox and so on.. Not apples fault. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Magiccupcake@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago I made a switch to linux recently and some of my paid software works there too. Most steam games, Matlab. Wine and proton make it possible to run many Windows applications permalink fedilink source parent [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sure. I'm just explaining why it can be a problem if you want to switch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ky56@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago Not directly. However they sure have learned on how to capitalise on it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Magiccupcake@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago I made a switch to linux recently and some of my paid software works there too. Most steam games, Matlab. Wine and proton make it possible to run many Windows applications permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Sure. I'm just explaining why it can be a problem if you want to switch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ky56@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago Not directly. However they sure have learned on how to capitalise on it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago They do a great job of integrating devices. As for the App Store, us in the EU will soon be allowed to install alternatives. I think the deadline is the end of March. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent