Re:Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio
by simondotau on Monday May 17, 2021 @10:17PM
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How is Apple a "prada" status symbol? Yes, they're popular, iconic and aspirational, but have you seen the prices and refinement of Samsung phones recently? If Samsung haven't been able to replicate Apple in being iconic and aspirational, that's on them. You can't blame Apple because Samsung aren't also "prada" in your eyes.
Re:Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio
by f1refly on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @09:04AM
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The discussion was about android, not about samsung.
Re:Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio
by simondotau on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @10:22PM
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I was responding to this assertion: "One of the biggest factors behind Apple's success is that they've positioned themselves as a status symbol. They're the Prada of the tech world."
This was referring to brand perceptions, not the Android or iOS software platforms.
Re:Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio
by iDisagreedEar on Monday May 17, 2021 @11:55AM
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I got an IPhone for work and I was extremely excited during unpackaging and giving my personal information to Apple.
It took only a few weeks for disappointment over slow transitions, buggy apps, and annoying updates.
Today I'm not sure how I could live without a few Android exclusive things, Linux, ad block, macros. They might be available for IPhone, but it's mind numbingly easy to get started.
Final complaint, our grandparents got iPhones because it was supposed to be easy. Apple logins and lingo made it difficult to use.
Me, I see spatial audio and I'm like... Ah, that's annoying, because it's yet another proprietary gimmick, and it means the format will likely be incompatible with everything else. You could see a proliferation of audio files that are only usable on Apple devices. Stereo seems... Based in physical reality, ubiquitous, and very practical. I hope Google doesn't try to copy them just like they did after Apple decided to remove the headphone jack, because that wasn't an upgrade. Deprecating trusted, reliable technology to try to entice buyers is not an upgrade.