Stamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhy the hell did that stoplemmy.worldimagemessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down126
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minus-squarenormalexit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 months agoThis drives me crazy. An iPhone 15 pro max with 256gb of storage is 1199 and the 512gb is 1399. So $200 for an extra 256gb. Meanwhile a fast, name brand, 1tb micro SD card is about $100.
minus-squarenormalexit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoRun out of storage? We have a subscription for that!
minus-squareMeanEYE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoUp-selling is the game. Especially if you have something to repair, they will happily quote you close to half of the price of new device so you go “ah, then I might as well buy a new one”.
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoThat Android phones haven’t hesitated to adopt… Sadly.
minus-squareSeekPie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoWell at least on android you have a choice (iirc Fariphone 5 has an SD-card slot)
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoTrue, and hopefully most brands adopt this way.
minus-squareMeanEYE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoNot all of them, but yes, sadly it has become a trend.
This drives me crazy. An iPhone 15 pro max with 256gb of storage is 1199 and the 512gb is 1399.
So $200 for an extra 256gb. Meanwhile a fast, name brand, 1tb micro SD card is about $100.
That’s the Apple business model.
Run out of storage? We have a subscription for that!
Up-selling is the game. Especially if you have something to repair, they will happily quote you close to half of the price of new device so you go “ah, then I might as well buy a new one”.
That Android phones haven’t hesitated to adopt… Sadly.
Well at least on android you have a choice (iirc Fariphone 5 has an SD-card slot)
True, and hopefully most brands adopt this way.
Not all of them, but yes, sadly it has become a trend.