[GoofballJones]

Perhaps, but their policies and support for old hardware far exceeds anything you see in the Android world. But you point out THIS "shitty company" while not throwing your gaze towards all the other "shitty companies" like Samsung, or Google, or Sony, or Microsoft. Could it be that your disdain for the type of people that buy Apple products just rings through? The tried and true "them" vs "me" attitude.

Personally, I just let strangers like what they want to like. WTF do I care if they like this phone instead of this other phone.

[circuit10]

They’re all doing things like this, yes. That doesn’t make Apple any less bad though, it just means we need to fix it everywhere

Interestingly Microsoft actually seems to be supporting right to repair but it could be some kind of PR stunt, still though that’s a good step forward

[kaba0]

> That doesn’t make Apple any less bad though

It literally does - their devices easily reach 8-10 years of active usage, and we are talking about something that is used more than your shoes per day, actively charged-discharged each day, thrown around/fallen down, etc. Like that’s a great lifetime however we look at it, and it might need one or two battery replacements max for that.

[circuit10]

When you do need a battery replacement, you should be able to do it through whoever you want, not just Apple

[phpisthebest]

The problem is Apple pisses on your head and tells you is clean water from a natural spring that is helping save the environment.

Samsung does shitty things, but they are open and honest about it.

[_piif]

The entire point is that yes, all of them are doing it and Apple isn't this golden savior among them that some make them out to be. They trump everyone else in certain aspects like longevity of software updates and privacy, doesn't mean they don't partake in costumer-hostile actions nor does it mean we should excuse those.