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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.mobile.ipad,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject: Re: [NEWS] Everything Apple Announced Today
Date: 12 Sep 2024 01:00:54 GMT
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On 2024-09-11, Wilf <wilf21@is.invalid> wrote:
> On 11/09/2024 at 17:35, Andrew wrote:
>> Your Name wrote on Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:34:36 +1200 :
>> 
>>>      Everything Apple Announced Today:
>>>      iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, New AirPods
>>>      
>>> <https://www.wired.com/story/everything-apple-announced-iphone-16-apple-watch-series-10-new-airpods/>
>> 
>> Summary (in order of presentation) of what Apple invested in R&D for them:
>> 
>> 1. The iPhone 16 & 16 Plus now have a vertically aligned camera module
>> 2. Apple's Action Button was carried over from the iPhone 15 Pro
>> 3. A Camera Control button which reacts to different levels of pressure
>> 4. The iPhone 16 Pro & Pro Max model are slightly larger (at 6.3 & 6.9")
>> 5. A "host" of smaller upgrades, including iPhone 16 Pro 5X optical zoom
>> 
>> The fact is, with Apple's lack of R&D, they can only copy Android
>> now.
>
> I don't get this.  I like my iPhone.  I have a long background in
> technology and although you may or may not be right about the supposed
> superiority of Android devices over Apple, I say 'so what'?  If I like
> something, who are you to tell me I should or should not do so, and
> why should I care?

Normal people who dislike something simply refrain from using it.
Hate-filled zealots, on the other hand, harbor such insecurity that they
are compelled to bully others for daring to use things they dislike.
Andrew is one such troll.

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