Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: [NEWS] Everything Apple Announced Today Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:38:44 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:38:45 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b5004d0dfaa973e8863c1e642009b702"; logging-data="359260"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19JFnAM8PVJcTBnJccChduh/zGGWDwfxb4=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:XPeOFCZEjLm/ezsuRuH20AiYAgI= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2705 On 2024-09-12 09:23, Wilf wrote: > On 11/09/2024 at 23:38, badgolferman wrote: >> Wilf wrote: >> >>> 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? >> >> >> I like my iPhone too.  There are some things it does and certain apps >> which I've grown accustomed to that I can't do without.  But I think >> what Arlen has been pointing out to the iPhone group is that Apple has >> severely limited iOS and the iPhone compared to Android and the other >> phone manufacturers.  This type of mentality is not tolerated and >> immediately assailed by those heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem. >> There can't be a real discussion without personal insults and talking >> past each other.  If anyone doesn't worship Apple they are immediately >> labeled a troll or heretic.  It's much like the political discourse >> these days. > > Exactly so.  I'm neither a troll nor a heretic, but there is no need for > people to insult those who either like or don't like iPhones.  And Arlen > (if he exists) is just as bad in that respect. > Oh, he obviously exists... ....and he is far WORSE in that respect. He goes out of his way to insult people merely for civilly disagreeing with him.