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'Looks at perfectly functional Galaxy Watch 3 on my wrist'

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I agree that's true... for now. But when every other company is doing it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If/when it happens, so be it - I’ll eat crow. But for the time being, Apple at least has long set/surpassed the standard for support lifetimes.

At some point, you just have to have a little bit of faith that not every company is going to immediately screw you over the first chance they get; otherwise you’ll never end up buying anything (new or otherwise), with the fear that the moment you do - they’ll drop support.

I mean, some companies do deserve that level of scepticism - but honestly, for all their other faults Apple is not one of them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

At some point, you just have to have a little bit of faith that not every company is going to immediately screw you over the first chance they ge

We're talking about the same company that sold a monitor stand for $1000, right?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Well, at least you can expect it to be a long supported, overpriced accessory! 🤣