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Re:Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-... by masklinn on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @12:02PM (#37498514)
I assume by artificial they mean software, as in the iphone 15 and 14 Pro use the same SoC so they should have the same coding capabilities. Although it's possible prores is handled by a separate controller chip on the Pros (AFAIK only the M-series have hardware prores).
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Re:Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-... by dylan604 on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @12:06PM (#37498567)
that is a much different take that what i had on the use of artificial, and does put a different look to it entirely. an artificial limitation imposed by Apple vs and artificial difference from user's non-use of a feature.
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Re:Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-... by soulofmischief on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @08:49PM (#37503546)
Correct, I'm referring to artificial limitations on products used to differentiate between tiered price points. I don't like to use the other definition of artificial when describing features themselves for the reason you point out... even the smallest features might be very useful to certain people.
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