Planned obsolescence to a degree. If you spend $1k a year on a new phone the C suite makes happy faces, but of you spend $1k every few years the C suite makes sad faces. What better way to keep them happy by stopping support for a device.

Baby, tech companies are doing all that right now.

Lol

Isn’t Australian society very similar to American conservative crap?

Still waiting on you “violence is the only way” crowd to do some violence.

That’s Michael Jackson from the Thriller music video as a zombie.

This is the only correct answer.

Video games as a hobby is one of the cheapest ones out there. As far as having time, in my experience people that say they don’t have time for it can’t see the time they spend doing anything else as time spent.

You get it. Apple fans, which by the way I think it’s stupid to be a fan of a product/company, can’t admit that the devices they buy and the company that makes them have flaws. They view the marketing as objective truths when the objective truth is Apple is first and foremost a very profitable company and those profits matter above everything else. They aren’t a “good” company and will follow the path that leads them to profits. Taking a single chip and making 30 devices that all do different things is proof of that.

Alright then.

I’m not treating you like a dumbass, Apple is.

I personally wouldn’t upgrade on a dead socket.

I think it’s hilarious that people will buy an iPhone, iPad and Macbook and not realize the only thing that’s different about them is the software. Any restriction is manufactured.

edit: apparently I’ve upset some Apple users. I apologize. My point was that the features each class of device has is manufactured to ensure you buy 3 products instead of 1 while the hardware inside is essentially the same. Like restricting touch and pen support isn’t about hardware limitations; it’s about getting you to spend. If you’re happy with a company that does that you, then hey you do you, but don’t get upset when that fact is pointed out.

You’re the perfect consumer, bud.

The killer Steam Deck game is absolute choice. Oddly enough you can play many Switch games and older on the Deck.

If a device connects to another device/network then your data can be taken and used.

Lol Windows

You mean the faces and executives are paid; the people doing the actual work often get the shaft.

Is it better to ignore the fall of man or watch it in real time?

A healthy way to look at things, but also the guaranteed way to maintain the status quo. It’s funny how that works.