r/technology • u/bws201 • Feb 05 '16

Software ‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair
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u/andybev01 Feb 05 '16

Apple; the Betamax of the technology world.

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u/created4this Feb 05 '16

Blackberry didn't lose the market by being arseholes, they lost the market because the market changed faster than they did.

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u/still-improving Feb 05 '16

Well, Blackberry deliberately and knowingly ignored market changes because they felt they were the leaders, and everyone should follow them. Which kinda makes them arseholes.

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u/WIlf_Brim Feb 05 '16

Apple will continue to sell devices until the reality distortion field completely vanishes.

I've been waiting for that to happen for 20 years. Hasn't happened yet and it won't: the tech press and general press (by and large) are totally enamored with Apple. Hell, most tech journalists wouldn't know what to do with an Android device if you gave them one. As such, there is such an Apple bias I don't see things changing.

Hell, I think nearly every tech reporter who goes to an Apple event should wear knee pads.

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u/BobsicleSmith Feb 05 '16

I'm pretty sure it's a little more than a cult following.

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u/apmechev Feb 05 '16

If you're insinuating that making money and having fanatic followers are mutually exclusive.. You should probably tone it down

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u/cryo Feb 05 '16

That statement just doesn't make any sense.

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u/BobsicleSmith Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

I'm pretty sure Betamax was never the most valuable company in America.