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[โ€“] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Apple is delaying new features for everyone...new siri anyone?

This just tells me these featuers are anti-user

[โ€“] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Man that's the dream. If all tech companies could just stop we'd all be happier.

[โ€“] Pirate@feddit.org 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Knowing what these companies pass for "features" these days, I'm glad.

[โ€“] Michal@programming.dev 19 points 1 day ago

Users who want features early already use Android

[โ€“] Sunlightl@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago

I hope users in the EU will delay bringing money to Apple.

They will never replace my lovely CMF Phone 2.

[โ€“] Libb@piefed.social 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are we supposed to shed a tear? The only thing I'm looking for is some alternative to my iPhone, even very basic and very feature-limited, preferably made in the EU, that would let me ditch that last piece of Apple tech I own... while still being able to easily access the banking and security apps I do need.

[โ€“] brownhamer@mastodon.nl 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if they sell it for Canada?

[โ€“] Jonas@social.linux.pizza 1 points 1 day ago

@Sunshine I believe Murena is the only way to get one in Canada.

https://murena.com/

[โ€“] brownhamer@mastodon.nl 1 points 1 day ago

@Sunshine not sure, but @e_mydata or @murena should know

[โ€“] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

I have replacements lined up for when my apple devices kick the bucket.

[โ€“] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Linux phones canโ€™t come soon enough!

[โ€“] guy_threepwood@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am very tempted by a Jolla phone. Years ago I had a Nokia N9, and apparently theyโ€™ve done a good job of keeping the platform alive. It does have a yearly subscription for the OS which is a bit strange, but if it means my phone would last 10 years not 5 then I can get behind that

[โ€“] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

It does have a yearly subscription for the OS which is a bit strange

It's takes a lot of effort to build from scratch, I'm okay with paying the developers to get the ball rolling. Though my biggest critique of Sailfish is that the ui isn't Open-Source. Thankfully we have Nemomobile for that.

[โ€“] FelixCress@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Less crappy updates and adverts? Thanks God for that.

[โ€“] Cherry@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

Is it privacy or reliability?

[โ€“] Flamekebab@piefed.social 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

When I got my original iPhone it wasn't because it has more features than the competition - it was because it had less but better implemented. These days new "features" seem to mostly involve making the experience worse in pursuit of ever more money.

I've not bought an iPhone in fifteen years.