thedba

cato1040 said:

@thedba unfortunately again demonstrates how some people prefer to ignore facts.

What facts am I ignoring? Your opinions that started this?


-Many real iPhone users (not all, but many)  struggle with FaceID. Apple probably could have put touchID on the back but didn't
Really? Many? Do you have numbers to back this up?

-iPhones have never been known for fantastic battery life. At best, it's been good. Some Android phones have actual two day + battery life with average usage
I am an average user and can go the full weekend with just one charge on my iPhone 7. So what’s your point again?

-the iPhone X has been called by many sites like CNET (not blogs and not Android biased ones) to be the most breakable iPhone ever 
Old BS. They’ve just unearthed old talking points from the iPhone 4 days with glass back. Besides, don’t other phones ever break?

-the iPhone X stops working in the cold sometimes 
As most electronics they all have minimum and maximum operating temperature ratings.

-iPhone X users have complained about how multitasking is slower without a home button
Really? Where? Show us numbers or the study that says so.

-there is no headphone jack
So what? Neither did iPhone7 from last year. But Apple didn’t just remove it and leave users out in the cold like Pixel 2.  They included an adapter and lightning EarPods. They also released AirPods with W1 chip. Much better experience and if you own other Apple devices work seamlessly with them. Their vision is of the future is wireless.

-Samsung put a button beneath their screen, something Apple probably could have done
Samsung makes its design choices and Apple makes different ones. What’s your point?

-they could have switched over to USB C but (here is the opinion section starting) they probably wanted to keep lightning because proprietary jacks lead to more money, and jacks and dongles seem to be a big part of Apple's business 
They could’ve and then the blogosphere would’ve exploded with comments on how Apple and only Apple changes standards so they can sell more dongles/adapters. What BS thinking since every quarter one can clearly see where Apple makes money from. 1) iPhone 2) Mac 3) iPad 4) services    Your dongle theory falls under some other category that doesn’t even move the needle on their finances.

Opinion:
-Some iPhone users only think it's great because they haven't seen how far behind they are compared to the best Android phones
Educate us. Tell us something amazing that Android users do that iPhone users can’t. 

-It seems the author nitpicked a few complaints they could handle (though obviously couldn't) and ignored the ones they could not. There is a pretty clear iOS bias seen
Welcome to Appleinsider and DED’s opinion pieces.

Did you want more facts or is this enough to show you that complaints are real and not just coming from Android diehards. I use Apple computers and tablets used because they last and I don't need the features their competitors offer (and if I do, I have Parallels) so I don't hate Apple. I'm not saying Android is objectively better for everyone (though for the money, I'd say it's best for most), but don't tell me that critics are all lying since 'the iPhone X is by far obviously the best phone in the world' is objectively not true for all. For a company that prides itself on being more glitch free, iPhone X has had a lot of them!
Your facts, are actually your opinions.

cato1040 said:

It's amazing how many people criticized my post without offering any actual rebuttals. Oh wait! I know why there aren't any: because they're facts! This is what's happening nowadays (and it's scary). People ignore facts they don't like because it doesn't fit with their ways of thinking! 

The reason I post on articles like these is because they spread misinformation. To be fair, the article this was posted in response to another that was doing the same, but that doesn't justify spreading more nonsense. (If you want to know why I'm calling this nonsense, look at my previous post.)

And for those asking for me to cite sources, a simple Google search will back all that up. Why? Because again, they're facts! 

I can Google “moon landing faked” and come up with countless hits supporting the conspiracy. Does it mean that it was actually faked?

GeorgeBMac said:

While I would never dream of trading my AW for a FitBit of any sort, this shows that Apple needs to step up their game.  This adds one more pretty solid competitor to the field.  

I often see comments like this in various forums about Apple needing to step it up due to competitors big and small coming up with their latest and greatest creation. 
My question is, what makes you think that Apple has taken its eye off the ball, even for a second?
While many will compare individual features of their gadget with Apple’s offering, they fail to see the overall picture to where Apple is going with their vision. 
Apple isn’t just selling a phone, or a tablet or a watch or wireless headphones or laptops. They’re selling their vision on how each of these individual devices interact with each other and complement each other and make the overall experience better. 
So other than some minor course corrections along the way, Inthink they’ll be fine for the foreseeable future. 

seanismorris said:

Interesting...  in appearance it looks more attractive than the Iwatch to me.

What’s an “Iwatch”?

nhughes said:

cali said:

Imagine if this was an Apple story........

nhughes said:

midwestapplefan said:

Oh how nice.  We can post comments here but the one yesterday on the locked phone for the Texas shooter was closed because it was too political.  Porn is more appropriate than politics I guess. 

Commenters have repeatedly shown that they cannot behave or be respectful toward one another or the site when the topic is a hot button political issue. Rather than constantly policing it, we decided to shut down comments on those stories. The comments degrade the quality of the site (we actually got a warning from Google regarding offensive content in the comments), and it is not worth our time. There are plenty of other forums to discuss these matters, including Twitter. It's our house, those are our rules.

As for this story, I think it's pretty clear that anyone who would post "revenge porn" to hurt someone else is a despicable human being. Anyone here who disagrees with that basic assessment can feel free to let me know and get a swift ban.

I think abusing your power is despicable. I research gender inequality daily and see men treated like sh** in public, in law, in relationships, online, everywhere. I see comments like yours where it’s only bad because the “victim” is a female who did something first to hurt a man.

I won’t disclose my gender but it’s not fair to attack one gender while giving a pass to the other for whatever reason.

I'm not really sure what this comment is about, as I didn't even specify a gender in my comment, yet you seem to be accusing me of saying otherwise.

I did, however, specify a gender in the story, simply noting that younger women under the age of 30 are by far the most likely to be victims of "revenge porn." That's a fact backed by statistics.

In no way did I ever, at any point, suggest that "revenge porn" is somehow less of a crime if a woman were to do it to a man. Not sure where you got that idea.

Don’t sweat it Neil.
This is today’s internet where many can not be bothered to read an entire article or response without trying desperately to read between the lines and then start to shoot from the hip. 
How many times have we seen the words “fanboy” or “hater” pop up in these forums?