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minus-squareCubitOom@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-214 hours agoI’m of the idea of not buying new tech ever again, with some exceptions on use case and rarity. Instead, i’m a proponent of only buying 2nd hand or business surplus. These companies don’t deserve our money, and the average use case doesn’t require the latest and greatest.
minus-squarePowderhorn@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 hours agoI’m of the same mind. I did make an exception for a Pixel 9a because, well, that seven years of updates starts from the day it went on sale, so shaving a few years off that for minimal savings didn’t seem ideal.
minus-squareUnspecificGravity@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·13 hours agoShame they are going to send you a “battery protection update” that makes your phone last 45 minutes between charges on year three. I’d bet against any plan that requires Google to not fuck you over for a whole 7 years.
minus-squarePowderhorn@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoI mean, I’m going to drop or sit on the thing in half that time. But allow a man to dream …
I’m of the idea of not buying new tech ever again, with some exceptions on use case and rarity.
Instead, i’m a proponent of only buying 2nd hand or business surplus.
These companies don’t deserve our money, and the average use case doesn’t require the latest and greatest.
I’m of the same mind. I did make an exception for a Pixel 9a because, well, that seven years of updates starts from the day it went on sale, so shaving a few years off that for minimal savings didn’t seem ideal.
Shame they are going to send you a “battery protection update” that makes your phone last 45 minutes between charges on year three.
I’d bet against any plan that requires Google to not fuck you over for a whole 7 years.
I mean, I’m going to drop or sit on the thing in half that time. But allow a man to dream …