>i'm weak

>I caved to the blue bubble pressure

This is basically how I view iphone users. They buy an inferior product because Apple exploited their lack of status. From moms, to teens, to low-middle income people... Heck, its even infected some perpetually single techies who are so insecure they buy the inferior Apple product.

These companies that exploit such psychology is disgusting. From Apple to Nintendo to Disney, there is something that feels immoral about how they market to their customers.

And you bet they have contracted out some marketing team to patrol every social media to downvote/upvote/comment as 'reputation management'...But hey they contracted them, plausible deniability.

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metabagel 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I switched to iPhone for battery life. Additionally, Apple isn’t an advertising company like Google.

However, I agree that Apple should cooperate with Google on messaging. Signal is so much better, but it’s hard to get people to switch.

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roryirvine 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Aren't all the major manufacturers clustered around roughly the same battery life?

Sure, there may be an hour or two's difference between equivalent models from different vendors, but it's nothing like the Garmin vs Apple watch situation - they're all in the same "it'll probably last a weekend, but definitely not a week" ballpark.

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PlatoIsADisease 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you don't have concerns over security, don't care about AI, don't need niche apps, don't need tech/nerd apps, don't worry about vendor lock-in, I can totally see caring about battery life.

So how many days does your battery last? No that isnt a good question, How often do you run out of battery? No that isnt a good question, android users aren't running out of battery.

How did Apple convince you this mattered?

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bigyabai 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Additionally, Apple isn’t an advertising company like Google.

What does "advertising company" mean? Apple does in-fact sell advertisements[0], and relies very heavily on marketing to convey their value proposition.

[0] https://ads.apple.com/app-store/help/ad-placements/0082-sear...

	▲	disgruntledphd2 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> > Additionally, Apple isn’t an advertising company like Google. What does "advertising company" mean? Apple does in-fact sell advertisements[0], and relies very heavily on marketing to convey their value proposition. That's how good they are advertising, they built a brand around how they don't use advertising.

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temptemptemp111 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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