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crowley said:

I wonder if people will stop buying them as the batteries start wearing out of the original purchases and the realisation sets in of how temporary they are.

Keep wondering. All products are temporary, even those that cost up to 100x more - incuding shoes and automobiles.

When one of my Powerbeats Pro died after 2+ years I tried AirPods Pro. Tunrs out I find noise cancelling disorienting in pubic, prefer the ear hook and went back to Powerbeats Pro. And looking at at least half of the people at my $200/month gym, I'm not alone. Plus, since the AirPods Max came out, I only use those at home. AirPods Pro is just losing ground in the current product mix.

Does this mean I wont be prompted to download the Yelp app when I click on anything in Maps? Hope so.

So its a litle silly to say samsung is copying an apple feature for an unreleased product which samsung has already released. I'm not here for "narratives" I'm here for apple news. thx. In other "News": "Apple copies Intel by making chips!" "Apple copies Facebook by releasing a VR headset!" "Apple copies Tesla by making a car!" Please.

blastdoor said:

I’m thinking printers 

https://www.theonion.com/new-apple-ceo-tim-cook-im-thinking-printers-1819572893

LOL but not even kidding I'd open my wallet for an apple printer after recently pressing up and down buttons scrolling through entire charachter sets to enter my wifi password. Eventually xerox will want $80 for black toner. Buyt the driver will default to full color every time even for pages of black text... and eventually I'll have to pay $200 for Cyan Magenta and Yellow too.

Skeptical said:

Come live in Finland or Sweden and you’ll see 5G speeds. Cellular in the US is a ripoff. I live in Finland. I pay the equivalent of $25 per month, unlimited everything, no locked in contract or locked phone for the fastest 5G offered. My home internet is 1gig for about $35 a month again unlimited. So for people living elsewhere 5G is living up to its promise. 

YES it is a ripoff in the US - if you don't shop around. I pre-pay $300 for one year of service on my unlocked phone. Service is great. People who don't shop around can pay over $100 per month plus the installment for a carrier locked phone.