Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay later’ feature for Edge

Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by jw1224 on Friday November 26, 2021 @06:36PM (#29355438)

Does “Sign up for iCloud” count as an ad? It’s a core (albeit optional) feature, included with the product the user has bought.

The same could be said of Fitness+, or any of their other services. Yes, it’s “advertising”, but sits pretty inoffensively on the spectrum.

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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by sergiotapia on Friday November 26, 2021 @07:00PM (#29355629)

I literally sold my iphone because it would not shut the fuck up about icloud. So here's one data point.

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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by xiphias2 on Friday November 26, 2021 @10:29PM (#29357098)

Even though I love my M1 Macbook Pro and iPad Pro, I have a lot of problems for them working together with my Android phone. I was thinking of switching to iPhone Pro Max (the only iPhone with big enough screen for my bad eyes), but it’s so thick and heavy (as thick as the tablet), that I feel like it would be uncomfortable for me.

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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by tomjen3 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @04:26AM (#29358864)

Go to an Apple store and ask to try to lift one. You could also find something that weighs about the same, but in my opinion the actual weight is often secondary to its form and weight.

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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by xiphias2 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @12:44PM (#29361887)

Of course I tried it, and I was not satisfied with its screen-to-thickness ratio, especially compared to my Note 10+

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Re:Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial ‘buy now, pay l... by musicale on Saturday November 27, 2021 @06:41PM (#29364736)

> it’s so thick and heavy

Where is Jony Ive when we need him? ;-)

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