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Re:Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple d... by AtlasBarfed on Friday June 12, 2020 @07:43PM (#23505100)
Apple exists to make money, first and foremost. Don't forget that.
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Re:Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple d... by lostlogin on Friday June 12, 2020 @08:40PM (#23505522)
Not like this they don’t. Traditionally they hit you pocket upfront then left you alone. Maybe it’s a minority that still want this, I definitely do.
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Re:Every year I fill out this survey from Apple, for Apple d... by duncanawoods on Saturday June 13, 2020 @05:21AM (#23508080)
The level of control they maintain over the devices after you have paid means I don't feel I am left alone. I feel I only have the rights of renter not an owner.

They do eventually use this power to force you to buy a new house. They use it to mark perfectly capable devices as obsolete e.g. why is a MPB i7/retina/ssd with discrete graphics now being marked as obsolete? Why is an iPad4 not allowed ad blocking with no chance to install an alternative open OS?

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