[talldayo]

Sounds like the same shtick I heard from Windows 8 apologists in the past. "Yes, yes, Microsoft is a ghoulish company; but look at how my laptop connects to my Xbox!"

Apple's whole premium marketing shtick feels gone. Not only has the halo-effect worn off now that everyone owns an iPhone, but they're portioning up their own operating system to endless service integration and nonsense software offerings. Who the hell is paying for Apple Arcade? What about Apple Music Voice? Does anyone still pay for Apple Fitness+ without having forgot to unsubscribe? The whole thing reeks of Microsoft trying to market Groove Music and Onedrive to an audience of confused senior citizens and barely-literate pre-teen gamers.

Their hardware revenue is threatened, their software revenue is headed towards the toilet, and their latest product category is a non-starter. If you aren't preparing to see the worst of what Apple is capable of, I advise you get ready (and perhaps an alternative smartphone you feel comfortable using).

[pmarreck]

I can’t hear you over the 140 photos of my son I am airdropping to my sister at full resolution and way faster than they would be made available to her in any other fashion

But again, I am a Linux fan (NixOS actually), despite it sucking ass in the user department

[talldayo]

Bluetooth wireless file transfer... you are forgotten.

[pmarreck]

Also, what this guy said in this same conversation:

https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=pmarreck#40183776