p-dog

About

Username
p-dog
Joined
Visits
81
Last Active
Roles
member
Points
513
Badges
1
Posts
137

Reactions

358Like0Dislike11Informative

  • New ad campaign tells you to 'Pay the Apple Way'

    p-dogp-dog
    mayfly said:
    I exclusively use Apple Pay for 2 years now.

    Best thing ever to just leave home without a wallet.
    How do you pay at places that don't take Apple Pay? Like almost every gas station? Cash?
    1. You go out with at least one physical credit card for those Luddite establishments.

    2. You find a new place to purchase your gasoline.

    When I was in the UK this summer visiting my family, I could pay for absolutely everything using Apple Pay with my Apple Watch, even cabbies and street vendors. And, because I have the Apple Card, I paid no foreign transaction fees. The US is so far behind and so regressive when it comes to payment systems and processing. The worst part are the sheep-like American consumers. I often stand in line at LiDL in the US (which, like any German retail outlet, definitely accepts Apple Pay) and I see people with iPhones wearing Apple Watches whipping out credit cards and punching in a PIN. How retrograde.
    Bart Ywilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Android struggles against iPhone as US smartphone sales drop by a quarter

    p-dogp-dog
    tht said:
    I'm frankly in disbelief that Apple can achieve this level of penetration in any market any where. An average iPhone is about 2 to 3 times more expensive than an average Android or other competitor device. It really speaks to the zero interest 30mo payment plans, at least in the USA, that carriers use as incentives to lock in customers.
    A comment like this ignores the entire “price versus value“ concept, or that there are relative differences in quality or usability between the platforms. This is why refurbished iPhone demand has soared in India, even though they are still more expensive than most android phone models sold in the country. https://www.ft.com/content/7ffc9881-7414-4b04-9687-9f95dbb3948e 

    Everything isn’t all about absolute lowest price at all times, otherwise our buildings would be frequently falling down and we would all be driving Yugos. 
    danoxwilliamlondonmelgrosswatto_cobralolliverget seriousjony0

  • Apple's Mac mini has outlasted Intel's NUC

    p-dogp-dog
    Ha ha ha ha ha! Or shall I say, "Nuc nuc nuc nuc nuc!" 
    watto_cobrapulseimagesjony0Alex_V

  • Steam update brings new features & Mac hardware acceleration

    p-dogp-dog
    In my opinion, the only meaningful news here is Mac hardware acceleration. This is where I want in-depth information. What was the nature of the acceleration?
    watto_cobra

  • Google Stadia getting added to the graveyard of failed services

    p-dogp-dog
    This news just in! Google decides to kill off…Google search!

    Google/alphabet is ridiculous and a laughingstock. Don’t invest yourself too heavily into Google services because they will kill off any initiative within 2 to 5 years. Visit “killedbygoogle.com“.
    watto_cobra