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[Wally J]

No matter how many
times you insist that other people are dumb. We aren't, we just make
different choices than you.

It's not the choices people make that show their IQ.
It's how they logically reason given the salient facts.

Take the example of the typical low-IQ iKook, Carlos.
a. They claim lower total cost of ownership, for example,
simply because Apple will buy back a recent model iPhone, '
if, they use that "credit" to buy another iPhone.
b. Yet they ignore the huge costs they incur buying what
most Android owners don't even need to purchase
(such as cloud accounts, radio subscriptions,
proprietary cabling, expensive replacement parts,
AppleCare services, extensive lack of FOSS apps,
bluetooth headsets, high-speed chargers, etc.).
c. And they limit the comparison to only expensive Androids
(where, let's be clear, my free Galaxy A32-5G has far
more app functionality than any iPhone ever sold, and it
only cost the 10% California sales tax on the $250 MSRP).

What shows their low IQ, Carlos, isn't their choices, Carlos.
It's the fact that they can't form a sensibly logical choice.

Worse, when confronted with the pertinent logical facts, Carlos.
They make endless excuses for their lack of comprehensive skills.

They sputter that the thousands of things that an iPhone can't do that
every other phone can do, must be because nobody wants or needs it.

[Alan]

Post by Wally J

No matter how many
times you insist that other people are dumb. We aren't, we just make
different choices than you.

It's not the choices people make that show their IQ.
It's how they logically reason given the salient facts.
Take the example of the typical low-IQ iKook, Carlos.
a. They claim lower total cost of ownership, for example,
simply because Apple will buy back a recent model iPhone, '
if, they use that "credit" to buy another iPhone.

No. That is NOT what I've seen anyone claim.

Post by Wally J
b. Yet they ignore the huge costs they incur buying what
most Android owners don't even need to purchase
(such as cloud accounts, radio subscriptions,
proprietary cabling, expensive replacement parts,
AppleCare services, extensive lack of FOSS apps,
bluetooth headsets, high-speed chargers, etc.).

Nope. All false.

Post by Wally J
c. And they limit the comparison to only expensive Androids
(where, let's be clear, my free Galaxy A32-5G has far
more app functionality than any iPhone ever sold, and it
only cost the 10% California sales tax on the $250 MSRP).

How cute!

You think a phone is "free" because a cellphone provider bundles the
cost into what you pay each month!

[Thomas E.]

Post by Wally J

No matter how many
times you insist that other people are dumb. We aren't, we just make
different choices than you.

It's not the choices people make that show their IQ.
It's how they logically reason given the salient facts.
Take the example of the typical low-IQ iKook, Carlos.
a. They claim lower total cost of ownership, for example,
simply because Apple will buy back a recent model iPhone, '
if, they use that "credit" to buy another iPhone.
b. Yet they ignore the huge costs they incur buying what
most Android owners don't even need to purchase
(such as cloud accounts, radio subscriptions,
proprietary cabling, expensive replacement parts,
AppleCare services, extensive lack of FOSS apps,
bluetooth headsets, high-speed chargers, etc.).
c. And they limit the comparison to only expensive Androids
(where, let's be clear, my free Galaxy A32-5G has far
more app functionality than any iPhone ever sold, and it
only cost the 10% California sales tax on the $250 MSRP).
What shows their low IQ, Carlos, isn't their choices, Carlos.
It's the fact that they can't form a sensibly logical choice.
Worse, when confronted with the pertinent logical facts, Carlos.
They make endless excuses for their lack of comprehensive skills.
They sputter that the thousands of things that an iPhone can't do that
every other phone can do, must be because nobody wants or needs it.
--
Apple is no different than Big Tobacco is.

Take it from a person with a long history of Android phones and tablets, you are grossly exaggerating.

The reasons I left Android boiled down to app availability. To be more precise, an aviation app that I needed is not available on Android. As for app functionality I find the iPhone every bit the equal to any of the Android phones I owned. you can plug headphone into an iPhone. The batteries in my Android devices were no better than Apple's. I never had to replace a part. To be fair, I use Google and Microsoft apps. Google's cloud services require a paid subscription for the storage I need. No difference there. Apple devices get by with generic chargers just fine. AppleCare is voluntary. I pay for it only because I dropped an iPad that had to be replaced when it landed on concrete with no protective case.

[Sn!pe]

Wally J <***@invalid.nospam> wrote:

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Post by Wally J
Take the example of the typical low-IQ iKook, Carlos.

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That's harsh, Wally J, rather harsh. ≈:o(
This is a side of your character that I haven't seen before.

[Thomas E.]

Post by Wally J

No matter how many
times you insist that other people are dumb. We aren't, we just make
different choices than you.

It's not the choices people make that show their IQ.
It's how they logically reason given the salient facts.
Take the example of the typical low-IQ iKook, Carlos.
a. They claim lower total cost of ownership, for example,
simply because Apple will buy back a recent model iPhone, '
if, they use that "credit" to buy another iPhone.
b. Yet they ignore the huge costs they incur buying what
most Android owners don't even need to purchase
(such as cloud accounts, radio subscriptions,
proprietary cabling, expensive replacement parts,
AppleCare services, extensive lack of FOSS apps,
bluetooth headsets, high-speed chargers, etc.).
c. And they limit the comparison to only expensive Androids
(where, let's be clear, my free Galaxy A32-5G has far
more app functionality than any iPhone ever sold, and it
only cost the 10% California sales tax on the $250 MSRP).
What shows their low IQ, Carlos, isn't their choices, Carlos.
It's the fact that they can't form a sensibly logical choice.
Worse, when confronted with the pertinent logical facts, Carlos.
They make endless excuses for their lack of comprehensive skills.
They sputter that the thousands of things that an iPhone can't do that
every other phone can do, must be because nobody wants or needs it.
--
Apple is no different than Big Tobacco is.

Phone depreciation can be, and is, a metric tracked over time.

https://www.bankmycell.com/blog/cell-phone-depreciation-report-2020-2021/#1

Over their first year phones lost:
iPhone 17%
Android $700+ flagship 33%
Android budget 53%
of their original cost.

By it's 4th year your $250 Galaxy will be essentially worthless.