Live on an island in the Med. Husband. Follower of Christ. IT Pro. Thinker. Some of my views may offend you. Don't take it personally.
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Last Notes npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker Ok I see your point. Not fighting with you either Juan, just expressing a frustration, at least in my neck of the woods. Maybe it really just is a localised issue and other markets don't have this 🤷 npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker Oh definitely the problem is lack of GOOD competition. That's why I was using Apple as an example because they are the only alternative. If Samsung would step up to the plate THEY could conquer the market instead but sadly they are complacent. I don't see Apple doing that but it would be great competition in that segment. That would put Android OEM's to the test to see what they are made of..... Competition is good for the consumer. npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker And I think it's fair to say that there are MANY countries in the world in the same position. A few spring to mind: Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, the entire Eastern Europe, the entire South America, China, India, most of Asia etc. That's MASSIVE amount of users ripe to enter the Apple ecosystem. And there's literally no competition.... npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker The A35 and A55 are VERY average in every way and beyond most people's means, at least in this country where the average wage is €1000 per month. To spend half your wage on a phone is suicide. That's why I say €400 would be the sweet spot for Apple (I use them because they are the only competition) and people WOULD be willing to put out for that because 5 years OS updates, best cameras in that segment, iOS with iMessage, Memoji, tons of accessories, magsafe etc npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker I agree that there are a few stars like the Vivo and the Pixel but outside the US Pixel is not widely distributed at all. I live in Cyprus, an EU country, and if you try to access the Pixel Store it just says "not available in your country". Vivo also has no presence here. You have to rely on a Store to import it and then it costs €600+, has zero accessories and zero repair/service. Samsung is at least present here in a big way but the A35 is €400 and the A55 €550. Crazy prices npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker So in that context I think a €400 incl VAT iPhone SE would be very welcome in the market and would decimate the segment. If Apple are serious about increasing market share this is where they need to compete. This is the market they are currently missing out on.... And if they do, and if they succeed, the Android OEM's only have themselves to blame. I'd love to see it happen in order to get them to improve npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker The downfall of the Android budget market and how the next iphone SE could destroy it, if Apple plays their cards right @npub1f94…x6g2 https://www.fizzylogicblog.space/the-downfall-of-the-budget-android-market npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker Yes definitely. Double standards. It must be something about the Apple brand that people turn a blind eye when it's Apple doing it Vs Google or anyone else really. Apple really mastered Branding early on and it set them up very well in people's minds npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker I think that they will still give minimum 5 years OS upgrades but they've always reserved certain features for certain models. So you'll still get iOS 18, 19 etc but you just won't get Ai if you're on anything older than a 15 Pro npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker I'm glad I'm not the only one who found it very distributing. Very disturbing. There are so many other ways they could have communicated that this device is all in one which would have been far more appealing. npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker You are so right. I don't think anyone has an idea. Maybe there is no post-smartphone? Maybe smartphone is peak portable tech? npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker I don't know about you but where I live in Europe life has become very expensive due to high fuel costs. Salaries have not increased and people don't have disposable income. If they have an iPhone they got it on contract and are paying it off monthly. So they may rent a movie or watch a TV series but they definitely don't have money for a new iPad, Mac or accessories. If they need an accessory they'll most likely get it from Temu or AliExpress. npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker As a rule working in Enterprise IT, I'd always wipe any pc we bought and installed a clean stock Windows iso. No OEM bloat, you just need to get the right drivers but in most cases Windows update would find them. npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/23/apple-cuts-vision-pro-shipments/ Sharp decline in demand. Not surprised npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker Will it require android 15 or is it a feature they can push via Play Store? npub1dlkj35lxauagqvr7f8sqjq9jx03w3hnf96h5w9yk8ml5ss3gfq3qg8x76d thinker I've not experienced either, only slow wired charging and super slow wireless charging. I'd like a phone with both fast charging options for different situations. For example it would be much easier at night just to have a wireless charger than fumble about looking for my cable. Whereas if I need to go somewhere in half an hour and want a fun battery, a super fast wired connection would be the better solution.