> so effectively Apple have decided to ignore me as a customer
Replace Apple with (almost) any other recognizable brand out there and we are in the same scenario:
- I recently wanted to buy some Nike sneakers because my 5-year-old model doesn't stand it anymore. Guess what? All the new models are way different than the one I have. I don't like them, they look "bad" (too modern?). Nike is ignoring me as a customer
- I wanted to purchase an mp3 player. The model I wanted, of course, is not there anymore, and all the new models are just not for me
- I wanted to purchase the same jeans I had purchased 2 years ago from a recognizable brand. Sorry, no sorry; that model is not available anymore.
Companies are moving "forward" ignoring people like us. I guess that makes sense from an economic point of view for these companies. It's just sad for me, and I can't do much about it.
Yet guess what? Phones these days start at 6". And if you want to spend extra money on something of high quality, it's guaranteed to have a huge screen because you can't not want one.
So much for "voting with your wallet"...
The missing headphone jack turned out be basically a non-issue, even though that kept me back from upgrading - the converter stays on the headphone jack at all times (I think the force to pull it out is higher than standard headphones jacks as well). It's very rare that I'm in a situation where I want to charge the phone while being connected to a headphone jack. Not sure I've experienced it yet.
It sounds like something like the iPhone 12 mini would work for you if you gave it a shot. It's a bit larger (5.4") than something like the iPhone 4 (5") but it doesn't feel like a huge phone. I'm intending to replace my iPhone XS with a device of that size when its time for me to get a new phone.
I assumed that the real issue was not the screen size but rather the physical size of the device (which is obviously tied to the screen size).
Some phones come with a "single handed mode" where the entire contents of the screen shrink to a window in the corner. So they are recognizing that large screens are a problem. That's great. Now I wish I could take a saw to this thing and get rid of the dead space around that window.
Smaller phones sell less well, this is borne out by sales figures across geographies and brands, to the point where even the iPhone mini is 5.2" -- it would considered humongous back in 2007.
So yes, while I sympathize (and I have small hands myself), I think it's a losing battle, like CD vs MP3. Personally I've just adapted to the iPhone 11 size.
Personally I don't like phones too small, for me the Samsung S-series (5.8" with bezels e.g. S8, 6.2" without bezels e.g. S21) is perfect for me. I have a OnePlus 8 now which is S8+ sized and that's too big for sure. It's not even the one-handed use, it's just clamping it in my hand, it's just too wide for comfort. Especially with a case on it.
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And since early 2020 I've been at home a LOT. So I get 3-day battery life now because I simply don't use my phone. In these times a 4" phone just for outside would be nice. Once things pick up again though I wouldn't mind the bigger screen to read books on the subway to work.
But I agree there's nothing we can do about it. I moved away from Apple privately too (still use it for work) and I miss it less than expected.
Microsoft keeps backward compatibility with most of the past releases of its OS.
It's feasible, it's doable.
That's not a great example, actually- Nike is renowned for issuing re-releases, they're making a killing catering to the sneakerhead collector market.
I also will miss having x86 in a Mac but I’m ready to have all day battery life in a 16” MacBook.
I still run a Sierra VM for a billing/invoicing app I haven't migrated off of yet.
I wouldn't want to use it for my IDE, but for stuff you need occasionally, it's fine IME.
I just did a quick test - if you make a bootable macOS USB installer (instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372) and then use the 'New VM' wizard in Parallels, it detects the USB drive as an installer source. It may also detect a downloaded installer App too, but I don't have one (that isn't on a bootable USB drive).
Performance is not like native, obviously, but it's workable enough for utility programs. VMWare Fusion has an option to prefer an eGPU, so that may give better results than e.g. the Intel graphics if you're on a Mac mini (and have an eGPU). But I don't know specifically how Fusion does with macOS guests. I only have it so I can build Vagrant boxes that support VMware, I don't actually use it for anything else.
Even Windows 10 is much better now than Windows used to be. WSL can be great!
For hardware - take your pick.
Microsofts own line of laptops are pretty good.
But nothing really replace macOS for me. I've tried, and can get a long way with Linux or Windows.
macOS is still the desktop OS for me.
I'd more easily switch to Android from iOS than I could give up macOS for good! :-)
Pretty much the only thing I like about macOS is installing hammerspoon, and the only reason I use mac at all is work requires it, so take my preferences with a grain or two of salt
Wow. I have fond memories of FW (in a job far far away).
I'd have _thought_ one of the alternative (i.e. non Adobe) vector apps that came out would be able to replace it though? No? (I'm not a designer by any means, I just happened to fall into a role where I ended up doing some really basic CRUD app UI design work because they had no one else).
I assume Fireworks runs adequately in your setup but it’s not like that’s your only alternative to a subscription, there’s the Affinity products, Pixelmator, GIMP of course, and I’m sure others that run natively.
But I have no illusion about a future for the x86 arch on mobile devices, like laptops. There is none. You can bury yourself next to its dead corpse of course.
I don't know what you think the competition is, but you don't need a new computer to run old programs. And your new computer won't be better than your old one, if it still compatible in the way you seem to care about.
All the competition is moving in the same direction. That you can not run your old legacy programs from 15 years ago on a dual boot with a competing OS. Nobody wants you as a customer with these terms, why would they? You sound needy, difficult and cheap. If you don't even intend to replace your existing software with new software from their store, they wouldn't even want to waste an ad view on you.
And the direction of a trillion dollar industry isn't going to be influenced by your lack of being able to run Office '98 on a dual boot.
That's actually not how capitalism works. I don't always like it either, but these threats of I'm going to with hold this pocket change money. It's a such a misunderstanding of capitalism. It's like a 15 year old gamers threatening to not buy EA games.
yep. as a customer you are worthless, you count nothing, and nobody at apple gives a flying fck about your opinion.
but that's just apple. if you hadn't realized before it's just because you didn't want to see that.