mako

joined 11 months ago
[–] mako@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago

Agreed. This is what I was implying by citing their OS market share in mobile devices in the US and I could have clarified better.

[–] mako@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago

With the chosen name of "sheeple" I'm guessing you get upset at just about anything a majority of people enjoy.

[–] mako@lemmy.today 13 points 10 months ago (9 children)

I don't get the aggression people have for someone using different brand.

People identify the business decisions that Apple makes to be anti-consumer. They then feel frustration and anger for users of Apple products as support for their products only emboldens Apple to continue making anti-consumer decisions, such as the subject of this article.

Apple is a microcosm representation of the evils of capitalism for many people and they project their feelings about it - powerlessness, disgust, anger, etc. - onto users of Apple products. People associate support for iPhones which enjoys a 61% US market share as support for the boot of capitalism on our throats regardless of whether the Apple user doesn't know, doesn't care, or doesn't agree.

[–] mako@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago

And he knows how many seconds it'll take to kill a room of armed thugs

[–] mako@lemmy.today 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

There is demand for first class seating from nearly 100% of fliers. They're just not willing to pay what AA is charging. This isn't a supply and demand decision. Econ 101 says that means AA should reduce the price, but capitalism in practice says the constant desire for more profit and the monopoly that most industries have been allowed to grow and maintain means never lower the price and find a new way to fuck the plebs who don't even own a single yacht.

[–] mako@lemmy.today 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

*Please do the needful" is how some people from India end work emails where native English speakers might write, "Sincerely." It's a direct translation from Hindi where the intended meaning gets lost in translation. The intent is to ask for help or information.

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