XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, alt.computer.workshop   
   From: pothead@snakebite.com   
      
   On 2026-01-29, Joel W. Crump  wrote:   
   > On 1/28/26 6:19 PM, Alan wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>>>> Apple so blatantly works for   
   >>>>>>> bourgeois first worlders, with what they offer, the iPhone and   
   >>>>>>> iPad are actually pretty decent though, not that I would buy them,   
   >>>>>>> but even though Samsung does have a bourgeois department they also   
   >>>>>>> have a dedication to offering the best alternative to the iPhone.   
   >>>>>>> It's simply a better business to patronize, for such an essential   
   >>>>>>> possession.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> I always love the way you have to immediately pivot away from the   
   >>>>>> arguments they just made.   
   >>>>>> And your penchant for using emotionally charged words (bourgeois).   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> The simple fact is that Apple's customer loyalty is fantastic.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> You don't get that unless you produce products that those customers   
   >>>>>> VALUE.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> What makes Samsung a "better business patronize" for a smartphone?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Would it be there very recent "promise" to provide support for longer?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> If they really were a "better business patronize"...   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> ...wouldn't that have already been true?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> My Galaxy S21 still performs as well as it did when I got it.  It   
   >>>>> surprises me how many people upgrade frequently.   
   >>>   
   >>>> OK... ...so? When did you actually get it?   
   >>>   
   >>> In 2021 ...   
   >>>   
   >>>> My iPhone 16 "still performs as well as it did when I got it".   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Prove that your S21 is any better at this than a contemporaneous iPhone.   
   >>>   
   >>> Not saying that.  In fact, I bought an iPhone 12 model as a gift,   
   >>> which is about as old as what I have, seemed fine to me.   
   >   
   >> So then when I asked 'What makes Samsung a "better business [to]   
   >> patronize" for a smartphone...   
   >>   
   >> ...you answered with irrelevant bullshit.   
   >>   
   >> Got it.   
   >   
   >   
   > It's relevant because what I got didn't come from Apple.   
      
   ROTFLMAO!!   
   Can't argue with that response.   
      
   I purchased my Spotminders back in June 2025. They had a special buy 2 get 2   
   free   
   so I ended up spending $88 for Qty 4 tax, shipping, tip included.   
   I have one in my purse, hidden. One in my wallet and it looks exactly like a   
   credit   
   card and is same size, and 1 hidden in each of my 2 cars.   
      
   Sometime in late October, early November, the app told me they needed to be   
   charged   
   so I charged them and am good for another 5- 6 months. No battery replacement   
   needed.   
      
   For me it works fine.   
   YMMV.   
      
   --   
   pothead   
   Give a Democrat a fish and he'll eat all day.   
   Teach a Democrat to fish and......   
   He'll steal your rod   
   Take your wallet   
   Assault the fish &   
   Blame Trump.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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