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> Do the math. What is so shocking about spending <$1/hour on something so heavily used and important? What price privacy/security focus and long term upgrades? Subtract too the resale value. What is surprising here?

What's surprising is that for the vast majority the same can be done for <20ç/hour.

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Not really, unless you look at these devices like someone who thinks all cars are equal because they're all capable of taking you from A to B.

If you're spending that much time with a device, you would probably prefer the experience to be _nice_, not shoddy.

I am someone who has owned iphones before and still think they are overpriced for what they are.

To be fair, the reality distortion field rarely works on me.

Yes, but researching these alternatives takes time and energy. Personally, I rather spent a £1-2k more on my tech gadgets per year than leaving the Apple ecosystem, which works well for me.

Yes, I am also all for paying a bit more if it comes with the guarantee that it's less problem/questioning/time wasted researching or supporting the thing down the line.

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