Apple always had anti-consumer rules for their products... not sure why it finally took off.
What did the romans ever do for US? :P
At the end of the day, Apple's contributions to technology aren't chivalric acts of kindness. Their ultimate goal is the same as everyone, running a rent collection business and relying on their services to make consistent income. That's what I think we need to fix. Apple can continue to make phones, we just need to separate their services (the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV, Podcasts, etc.) from their hardware business. If they did that, I might actually buy a Mac again!
No. Look at what high end "smartphones" looked like before the iPhone. It's a DRAMATIC shift.
> At the end of the day, Apple's contributions to technology aren't chivalric acts of kindness.
What? No one claimed that. The romans didn't build aqueducts and roads because they were nice either. But that's totally irrelevant.
That's the weirdest thing I've read in a while. No one cares about that.
1. more screen
2. smaller phone (unless it contradicts rule 1)
3. longer battery life (unless it contradicts rule 1 or 2)
It's really that simple. Apple fought against this a long time before they gave up and realized the truth. They shipped smaller phones long after Android had moved on to larger screens.