Apple’s $9 engineering marvel no one wants (2017)

Re:Apple’s $9 engineering marvel no one wants (2017) by Nextgrid on Monday April 08, 2019 @12:19PM (#19606571)

I guess the difference between the screen and the button is that the screen is mandatory for using the phone, while the button is optional.

Also I'm sure those people wouldn't actually use the phone at all if they had an equivalent way to achieve the same tasks that doesn't involve risking breaking a phone.

Finally let's put it that way - if you use AssistiveTouch right away you lose the home button. If it breaks after X months/years of use you also lose the home button. Wouldn't it still be better to get value out of the button while it's still working rather than falling back to AT right away?

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Re:Apple’s $9 engineering marvel no one wants (2017) by stephenr on Monday April 08, 2019 @09:15PM (#19610770)

I didn’t say I agree with their usage patterns, just explaining that they have them (I’m not Asian but live here)

It may be a cost/value issue. Better to protect a perceived fragile part so it’s not damaged when they want to sell it for a newer model.

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