From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-30 06:52, pothead wrote:   
   > On 2026-01-30, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >> On 30 Jan 2026 03:53:29 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> You have also made it clear you do not mean to suggest Apple   
   >>> products, in general, are less reliable or have a shorter lifespan.   
   >>>   
   >>> So you are pointing to one very specific thing with a strong focus   
   >>> but no actual broad point.   
   >>   
   >> In case it isn’t already clear, from what Gremlin has been trying   
   >> explain (repeatedly), the odds of a particular component failure in   
   >> Apple gear may not be that different from that of a similar thing   
   >> happening in non-Apple gear, but the consequences of such a failure   
   >> will likely be more drastic.   
   >   
   > That's how I read it as well.   
   > The problem is that these Apple religious zealots will argue 24x7 in favor of   
   > anything Apple. Look at the Airtag thread. It's an absolute hoot how the   
   usual suspects   
   > turn a simple statement like "I use Spotminders tags" into some kind of   
   attack   
   > just because I use what I consider a better product for me than Apple's   
   Airtag.   
      
   It wasn't an "attack".   
      
   I pointed out that the product you appeared to be talking about was   
   demonstrably worse than the AirTag.   
      
   It's not my fault you couldn't express yourself properly.   
      
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