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/e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It (www.wired.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Most people around me carry budget phones under $200. so no, far from a steal.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean, that's fine, but that absolutely does not make a $450 phone "completely unaffordable"...

Most people around me carry $1k+ iPhones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You live in a richer area then. Most people where I live make less than 1k a month.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

They're not rich, they're just stupid. They pay $25/mo or whatever for 80 years. It's not wealth, it's just shitty culture.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Well, too bad for them then. Taking a loan does not make a purchase easier, you pay even more anyway. So point still stands, a $450 phone IS an egregious lot, just not absolutely insanely so.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Taking a loan does not make a purchase easier, you pay even more anyway

Yes, as I said, they're stupid.

So point still stands, a $450 phone IS an egregious lot

No, it doesn't. And no, it's not. $450 gets you a SIGNIFICANTLY better device than $200. Probably 95% of available phones are well over $200. Just because you personally can't afford it does not make it "egregious".