samian5747

Ok, 

others have told you this, but many people prefer to read rather than watch your irritating videos.  I won’t watch them. Many people have expressed dislike of your new video format. 

So, if it is all about the clicks.  I won’t click unless there is a transcript!

People keep talking about apple releasing an Arm based laptop, and I think they just did.

Didn’t they?

lkrupp said:

I am very calm in the knowledge that Apple would never do such a lame brained, idiotic, counterproductive scheme.

I was gonna say something like that, but you said it better.

Ouch... I usually enjoy your articles, but this feels a little heavy handed (even for you)  and I’m not entirely sure it’s accurate.  
I’m unconvinced that Samsung/Apple reporting is as dramatically unbalanced as you seem to believe.

 "When you buy with the developer, they have a relationship with you ... when you buy from Apple: sorry, you're Apple's customer, not ours, and if you have a problem with a subscription we can't really help them."

curtis hannah said:

I know I'm in that boat. I would have considered an upgrade at 3 years if prices were the same, but they aren't so I'm keeping my 6S+. Also with the news that 5g is around the corner in 2020, I might as well wait 5 years assuming it continues to run smooth.

This is True for me as well. My iPhone 8 works perfectly, it’s got a great camera, still gets upgrades, and current prices for iPhones are prohibitive with the  exchange rate.  I just got a new battery, giving the phone a new lease on life. 5G is just around the corner. I’m not sure why anybody would buy a new iPhone right now unless you have money to burn. Not that the new iPhones aren’t very nice, but there’s no compelling reason to buy one. Diminishing returns.

velcro

The prices are just incredible. I don't think I can justify this kind of expense for a laptop.  They've completely price themselves out of the range of 99% of the population. More worryingly, they have priced themselves out of their future markets the classrooms and universities that are the users of the future. Computers for the 1%. Their phones are getting more expensive. The iPad has become way too expensive. iPads were such a success because nearly everyone could afford one. Now they are more expensive than most laptops and desktops. I guess I'm gonna have to learn to live with Windows 10. I use it at work and it is not so bad. Apple has completely done away with their entry and mid level computers and gone super ultra high premium. For the first time in 35 years I will have to be a Windows user. Too bad. People's memories are short.  Apple has done this in the past. Over priced undifferentiated computers nearly killed the company once before.  I'm a little sad to say goodbye community. It's been nice being one of you.