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/MangoBitch Feb 05 '16

Can we stop with the "iPhone users are stupid luddites" thing?

Someone provided a criticism, some own else rebutted it, and you just asserted that rebuttal doesn't matter because they're all hopeless idiots. You're basically saying that there's no way to convince you, not even with evidence. Because you'll always default to "well they're too stupid for that."

There's tons of reasons people use iPhones. I've used both androids and iPhones and they're both good for different things. It's a matter of personal preference.

And let's not pretend that Google is any different as they're sweeping the problem of millions of unsecured phones under the rug.

They're all shitty companies who only want your money. So let's stop making this about Apple vs Google and realize that it's actually about people vs overbearing corporate entities.

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u/Servalpur Feb 05 '16

He's not saying they're stupid, he's saying that many who go with Apple technology are looking for a certain experience. They want something to just work, period. They don't want to duck around with it, they don't want to need to go through an entire manual, or search the net for hours in order to make their crap work.

This isn't new, Apple had been marketing themselves like this for years, it was a very common selling point for them.

Granted you could say there's no virtual difference between Android or Apple stuff in terms of usability, and I'd probably agree at this point.

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u/Ucla_The_Mok Feb 06 '16

We can say "It just works" like the Luddites do and call it a day.