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Rayz2016 said:

dsd said:

Blunt said:

I remember a clown in the Netherlands who said that Google+ would be bigger then Facebook in no time. This quy calles himself a tech expert.

I remember him!

Wait …

When @Blunt said “a clown from the Netherlands”, I thought he meant “some random Dutch idiot”.

I didn’t think the bloke was an actual clown. 😳

Why is anyone listening to a clown’s opinion on social media platforms?

ericthehalfbee said:

On a related note, I just bought a Sony 4K TV. It runs Android - and it’s pissing me off.

I connected it so WiFi after I bought it so I could update the software. So far so good. Then I turned WiFi off since I only intend to use it as a monitor for my existing Apple TV, STB and so on, and don’t care to have Google listening in on what I do.

So I get to the settings page and this is what I see:



Seriously, WTF.

Why does Google want to continue to scan for WiFi networks for “location”. It’s a fucking TV - its location will never change. I like how they put “other Apps” in there as a catch all to allow pretty much anything.

So I turned both settings off and forgot about it. A couple weeks later I get a pop-up on my TV that there’s a new software update available. I’m wondering how it knows there’s a new update if I turned WiFi off and it doesn’t have a network connection. Sure enough WiFi is back on. I did the update and AGAIN turned it off.

I’m seriously pissed off this TV doesn’t respect my settings and “reactivates” WiFi on its own without my permission. I’m waiting to see if it does it again them I’m going to complain to Sony about this behavior.


I know a LOT of TVs and set top boxes are now using Android. If this is how they behave (so they can continue sucking my data) then fuck them. Apple, if they were smart, could have an opening here in making a set top box that actually respects your privacy.

lkrupp said:

bigbillygoatgruff said:

gmgravytrain said:

All the smartphone reviewers say Samsung flagship smartphones are much better than Apple's iPhones. Samsung smartphones are said to have far more features at a much cheaper cost. Also, Samsung has a better selection of smartphones to choose from. At least that's what 99% of Youtubers have to say about Samsung smartphones. This year, the iPhone is suffering from Beautygate, Chargegate and Connectivitygate. Not even one Android flagship smartphone seems to have any problems at all or they're not being reported on the internet as such. There's the omnipresent complaint about iPhones not coming with fast chargers in the box despite their exorbitant price. No freaking headphone jack and the ugly display notch just about completes the reasons why iPhones are said to be inferior to all the Samsung offerings.

This year the iPhone is said to be TOO expensive for the consumer masses and supposedly no one is going to buy iPhones because they all believe Apple is just ripping-off consumers. So, with all that being said, I'm surprised Samsung smartphone sales are falling off. It just runs counter to what all the reviewers are saying. Apple's iPhone should clearly be losing the battle. Heck, Samsung is beating the pants off of Apple in terms total smartphone shipments. Apple appears to be doomed this year. Smartphone reviewers are never wrong.

/s

Same old, same old.  Only iPhones seem to have problems and that's just downright unlikely.

Only one of those companies was forced to recall or brick every single unit of its flagship phone model for being an incendiary device.  And they call us sheeple...

As for the sheeple and lemmings label I’ve wondered what that’s supposed to mean. If it means going along with the crowd that would aptly describe what the Windows and Android users are all about. If you buy Android or Windows you are following 80% of the world, but that does't make you a lemming? Really?

dasanman69 said:

lkrupp said:

bigbillygoatgruff said:

gmgravytrain said:

All the smartphone reviewers say Samsung flagship smartphones are much better than Apple's iPhones. Samsung smartphones are said to have far more features at a much cheaper cost. Also, Samsung has a better selection of smartphones to choose from. At least that's what 99% of Youtubers have to say about Samsung smartphones. This year, the iPhone is suffering from Beautygate, Chargegate and Connectivitygate. Not even one Android flagship smartphone seems to have any problems at all or they're not being reported on the internet as such. There's the omnipresent complaint about iPhones not coming with fast chargers in the box despite their exorbitant price. No freaking headphone jack and the ugly display notch just about completes the reasons why iPhones are said to be inferior to all the Samsung offerings.

This year the iPhone is said to be TOO expensive for the consumer masses and supposedly no one is going to buy iPhones because they all believe Apple is just ripping-off consumers. So, with all that being said, I'm surprised Samsung smartphone sales are falling off. It just runs counter to what all the reviewers are saying. Apple's iPhone should clearly be losing the battle. Heck, Samsung is beating the pants off of Apple in terms total smartphone shipments. Apple appears to be doomed this year. Smartphone reviewers are never wrong.

/s

Same old, same old.  Only iPhones seem to have problems and that's just downright unlikely.

Only one of those companies was forced to recall or brick every single unit of its flagship phone model for being an incendiary device.  And they call us sheeple...

As for the sheeple and lemmings label I’ve wondered what that’s supposed to mean. If it means going along with the crowd that would aptly describe what the Windows and Android users are all about. If you buy Android or Windows you are following 80% of the world, but that does't make you a lemming? Really?

It means the Android crowd isn't blind. How can anyone say that only iPhone issues get publicity when the Samsung Note problems were covered by every news outlet. 

entropys said:

Why don’t people just take defective units back? Why hold on to them?