Samsung Galaxy Fold

[bamainatlanta]

Anyone here own one of these phones?

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

I saw one yesterday. They seem like a phone for the older generation.

 

[bamainatlanta]

I saw one yesterday. They seem like a phone for the older generation.

Well I'm old. 42 is ancient now. So maybe perfect for me.

 

[Hawkeye OG]

If somebody texts me and the font is green, I just cut them out of my life right then tbh

 

[BornAnAngryBearsFan]

Couple of friends, and coworkers, have it. Makes me want to trade in my year old Galaxy for one.

 

[ZOMBIE@CTESPN]

I saw one yesterday. They seem like a phone for the older generation.

For sure can see my dad getting one lol

 

[nvanprooyen]

If somebody texts me and the font is green, I just cut them out of my life right then tbh

Are you a middle school girl?

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Are you a middle school girl?

I'm surprised you even have to ask after witnessing how I act on a Bears message board

 

[Ares]

Are you a middle school girl?

Keep in mind though, @Hawkeye. hits on a very real thing in our technosociety.

Apple purposefully introduces differences between Apple/Android users to make their own users do exactly what @Hawkeye. said in his post lol.

They also introduce service disruptions between their Apple users and any friends of those users who use Android.

That picture you sent that they never got, even though the SMS system told you explicitly the picture was delivered? Planned.

That text you sent that they simply never got, and prove it to you with screenshots? Planned.

They very purposefully drive a wedge between different phone OS users, to create societal pressure towards their brand.

Idk when we, as a society, agreed that it was okay for Apple to use Social Engineering as a Marketing tool.

Feels an awful lot like none of us said it was okay and Apple needs to get the **** smacked out of them (fines) before they'll act right.

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Keep in mind though, @Hawkeye. hits on a very real thing in our technosociety.

Apple purposefully introduces differences between Apple/Android users to make their own users do exactly what @Hawkeye. said in his post lol.

They also introduce service disruptions between their Apple users and any friends of those users who use Android.

That picture you sent that they never got, even though the SMS system told you explicitly the picture was delivered? Planned.

That text you sent that they simply never got, and prove it to you with screenshots? Planned.

They very purposefully drive a wedge between different phone OS users, to create societal pressure towards their brand.

Idk when we, as a society, agreed that it was okay for Apple to use Social Engineering as a Marketing tool.

Feels an awful lot like none of us said it was okay and Apple needs to get the **** smacked out of them (fines) before they'll act right.

That shit is so annoying. At one point, my iPhone broke. I still had an old android and wasn't wanting to buy a phone at the time so I just re-activated the Android. Months go by and I think things are just fine and then I start hearing from people here or there - 'Hey I texted you like a month ago, no response' and turns out this happened to alot of people. They all thought I went off the grid or something lol.

 

[Ares]

Also, folding phones looks like dead-end technology to me.

Those screens will always have limited lifespans (X number of Folds)

The market of phone-addicted TikTok kids don't want unreliable folding phones.

Short this shit.

 

[Ares]

That shit is so annoying. At one point, my iPhone broke. I still had an old android and wasn't wanting to buy a phone at the time so I just re-activated the Android. Months go by and I think things are just fine and then I start hearing from people here or there - 'Hey I texted you like a month ago, no response' and turns out this happened to alot of people. They all thought I went off the grid or something lol.

For some people it probably disrupts their social/family bonds.

Imagine if your Mom/Dad think you're ghosting them on pics of their grandkids?

Or you have a big argument with your gf/wife and send a text apologizing and it doesn't get delivered, but it tells you it was.

This is fundamental breach of trust that Apple will properly handle our data when we're communicating.

What's next, they deliver the messages but modify them?

 

[cameronkrazie86]

That shit is so annoying. At one point, my iPhone broke. I still had an old android and wasn't wanting to buy a phone at the time so I just re-activated the Android. Months go by and I think things are just fine and then I start hearing from people here or there - 'Hey I texted you like a month ago, no response' and turns out this happened to alot of people. They all thought I went off the grid or something lol.

Yeah, if you don't "de-register" your imessage account, it causes all sorts of issues with text messages. Sometimes, it resolves itself in about 48-72 hours with de-registering and sometimes, it can take a week or two. But you have to de-register it or basically you won't get any texts. The worst part is, your telephone provider can't actually fix it, it's entirely on Apple to do it. I can't tell you how many angry people I had when I worked in cell phone sales who would be upset at me that their texts weren't going through when in reality, it was all on Apple's end, not our service end. Pain in the ass since there wasn't a quick resolution.

 

[airtime143]

Keep in mind though, @Hawkeye. hits on a very real thing in our technosociety.

Apple purposefully introduces differences between Apple/Android users to make their own users do exactly what @Hawkeye. said in his post lol.

They also introduce service disruptions between their Apple users and any friends of those users who use Android.

That picture you sent that they never got, even though the SMS system told you explicitly the picture was delivered? Planned.

That text you sent that they simply never got, and prove it to you with screenshots? Planned.

They very purposefully drive a wedge between different phone OS users, to create societal pressure towards their brand.

Idk when we, as a society, agreed that it was okay for Apple to use Social Engineering as a Marketing tool.

Feels an awful lot like none of us said it was okay and Apple needs to get the **** smacked out of them (fines) before they'll act right.

I avoid apple products like the plague for specifically that reason- the social engineering focus of their marketing.

When I buy a device my sole care is "will it function as advertised?" Names don't even register.

Apple panders to those who want to be elite.

They are crafty as can be the way they wrap consumers around their fingers. Very good products, and the packaging and presentation is top notch.
It sends the message that Apple is an experience, not just a product.

The one thing I will say is that they are exceedingly generous grant- wise, my lady went through that experience and it was insane for both her and her tech group.
BUT- at the end of the day that process puts their product in the hands of thousands of kids (consumers), so is it really altruistic or is it marketing?

I mean, when you put top teir gear in kids' hands every day, when birthdays and Christmas roll around, the bar will be set pretty high.

 

[Ares]

I avoid apple products like the plague for specifically that reason- the social engineering focus of their marketing.

When I buy a device my sole care is "will it function as advertised?" Names don't even register.

Apple panders to those who want to be elite.

They are crafty as can be the way they wrap consumers around their fingers. Very good products, and the packaging and presentation is top notch.
It sends the message that Apple is an experience, not just a product.

The one thing I will say is that they are exceedingly generous grant- wise, my lady went through that experience and it was insane for both her and her tech group.
BUT- at the end of the day that process puts their product in the hands of thousands of kids (consumers), so is it really altruistic or is it marketing?

I mean, when you put top teir gear in kids' hands every day, when birthdays and Christmas roll around, the bar will be set pretty high.

Wealthy kids will always have the newer/nicer/flashier toys.

My concern is when Apple decides on behalf of a person, that their friend or family member is less important socially because they're not an iPhone user.

And then they implement and maintain systems to actively drive a wedge between myself and people I care about, in order to pressure me towards a lifestyle brand that would increase my cost of living by a substantial margin.

Its entirely fine for Apple to make wonderful products that their users socially market as great/beautiful products.

It is not fine for Apple to implement nefarious backdoor systems that attempt to degrade my communications with my friends to the point I am forced to buy their products.

They should also be forced to add disclaimers to their products to let you know just how much Slave labor you're supporting each time you buy that new iPhone, or any new smart phone for that matter.

I've had 4 phones the last 15 years.... flip phone -> slide-keyboard->Galaxy S4->Galaxy S7

I buy what I need when I need it and still recognize the enormous human cost of the American lifestyle.


TL;DR: It isn't good enough for Apple to sell products made with resources derived by Slave labor, they also **** with any communications between Apple and non-Apple users to pressure people to convert.