Stamets to [email protected] • 5 months agoWhy the hell did that stoplemmy.worldimagemessage-square248fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down126
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1imageWhy the hell did that stoplemmy.worldStamets to [email protected] • 5 months agomessage-square248fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•5 months agoThis drives me crazy. An iPhone 15 pro max with 256gb of storage is 1199 and the 512gb is 1399. So $200 for an extra 256gb. Meanwhile a fast, name brand, 1tb micro SD card is about $100.
minus-squarekratoz29linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoThat Android phones haven’t hesitated to adopt… Sadly.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•5 months agoWell at least on android you have a choice (iirc Fariphone 5 has an SD-card slot)
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•5 months agoRun out of storage? We have a subscription for that!
minus-squareMeanEYElinkfedilink1•5 months agoUp-selling is the game. Especially if you have something to repair, they will happily quote you close to half of the price of new device so you go “ah, then I might as well buy a new one”.
This drives me crazy. An iPhone 15 pro max with 256gb of storage is 1199 and the 512gb is 1399.
So $200 for an extra 256gb. Meanwhile a fast, name brand, 1tb micro SD card is about $100.
That’s the Apple business model.
That Android phones haven’t hesitated to adopt… Sadly.
Well at least on android you have a choice (iirc Fariphone 5 has an SD-card slot)
True, and hopefully most brands adopt this way.
Not all of them, but yes, sadly it has become a trend.
Run out of storage? We have a subscription for that!
Up-selling is the game. Especially if you have something to repair, they will happily quote you close to half of the price of new device so you go “ah, then I might as well buy a new one”.