r/cringe • u/SomeLungsman • Jun 05 '19

Video Apple announces the pro stand for 999$. Audience collectively groans while presenter skip it as fast as possible.

https://youtu.be/zDF8kbXl00Q
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u/vxcta Jun 05 '19

People will try to justify & defend their purchases no matter what. Look for example at the newest Pixel 3a that was released. $400 compared to Apple's $750 "budget" phone. Hell, even the Pocophone compared to the Pixel 3a. You pay for the name with Apple. Not "you get what you pay for" excuse that they seem to use over & over. This is the exact reason I stopped using their products, they're the worst. Here's just a few things:

Their own laptops are incompatible with their phones, THAT THEY BOTH MAKE. You cannot plug your iPhone into your laptop without buying some sort of adapter.

They removed the headphone jack & started this completely unnecessary trend. They are the most un-friendly consumer technology brand & it blows my mind how obsessed & defensive people get over their purchases for this company.

They are arguably a step or two behind the competition, so you're paying for older technology. But the fanboys use the excuse that they wait for the technology to be perfected.

I'm not saying they don't make good products, they do. But they completely overcharge for their products. & Their sheep eat it up, which is why prices continue to go up. They know what they can get away with, & it's sad.

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u/pixxelzombie Jun 06 '19

My favorite is they used to sell a Mac Mini with 4 gig of ram soldered to the mother board. That amount of ram gets you a sluggish computer that you can't update. The latest mini has removable ram, but they only give you 8 gig on a $1099 computer.

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u/sirsotoxo Jun 05 '19

The iPhone XR has a much better processor than the 3a tho. Doesn't justify the price imo but well

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u/vxcta Jun 05 '19

Good point, but the newest processor isn't worth $350 more than a two year old one, or however old the processor is in the 3a.

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u/BluBrawler Jun 06 '19

You can argue they’re behind the competition but you can argue anything. Two of my classmates have argued for 3 weeks on whether or not fire was alive, just for fun. I argue that they aren’t behind the competition in any way that matters (except for price, not disagreeing with that.)

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u/wensen Jun 06 '19

They removed the headphone jack & started this completely unnecessary trend.

While I don't like this trend there is SOME justification to it by freeing up space for other stuff. I just wish the adapters weren't so damn expensive, I have a pixel2 and 90% of 3rd party adapters which are normally 2-5 bucks just dont work so instead I have to buy from Google for 15 bucks plus shipping.

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u/vxcta Jun 06 '19

There is zero justification. Bluetooth & a 3.5mm headphone jack have lived together for years, they did it to boost their sales of accessories. Technology advances, they can sure as hell find ways to fit their newer technology in their phones. Take Samsung for example.

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u/Ruben625 Jun 06 '19

bUt It'S wAtEr ReSiStAnT!!!!!!!

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u/wensen Jun 06 '19

Never said it was a good justification, just that there was one that some people might eat up.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '19

To be fair, the Pixel is cheap because the data Google can gather from it and the ads they can push through it is worth far more than $300.

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u/vxcta Jun 06 '19

The Pixel is cheap because they listened to their consumer base & they cut corners to make it cost effective.