Gee, soldering the RAM and SSD to the MBP mobo ISN'T a dick move???
Stockholm Syndrome much?
Sorry, no.
It is a RELIABILITY move, especially when, as other posters have pointed out, a vanishingly small percentage of laptop users upgrade their hardware, even when they HAVE the opportunity. Proof positive is the fact that some other laptop OEMs do the same thing. Are they all Dicks, too? Why no Slashdot hand-wringing about THEM???
I love my MBP and iPhone 7+ too but let's cut the bullshit of Apple's anti-right-to-repair shenanigans.
Their gimping of the Mac Mini also isn't winning any fans.
IMHO, the reason they originally went from a 4 core to 2 core CPU in the 2014 Mac mini was issues with Thermal Dissapation. I realize that they could have updated the mini in late 2016, along with the original TB MBPs, and gone back to a Quad-Core CPU (and updated Ports); but I honestly think they were contemplating a bigger change for the mini.
The above also includes MoltenVK; which is Vulkan under Metal 2.
And, BTW, Metal 2 is actually far better than OpenGL and Vulkan. And, as far as "Not Invented Here", it is important to point out that Metal Development was started BEFORE Vulkan; so, it is rather disingenuous to say that Metal is some kind of "Interloper":
"As for the direct comparison, first of all we have to mention that Apple started developing Metal and implementing it way before Vulkan was even proposed or dreamed, with the release of Metal being in 2014. I think that Apple would have never thought about developing Metal if the industry itself moved to a low-overhead API sooner. Anyway, as far as we know Metal provides a 10 times increase in draw calls compared to OpenGL ES 3,0 while Vulkan provides a 3,5 times increase in draw calls compared to OpenGL ES 3,1."
HTF am I supposed to charge AND listen to my wired headphones on the iPhone now? Oh that's right buy your shitty overpriced Beats headphone garbage. NOT. Fuck this "courage" nonsense.
.5 secs on Amazon found these solutions (among many) :
Apple has lost their way. All they care about is branding and making money. The _also_ used to care about technology at one time.
Right.
Recent things like adding eGPU support to macOS, releasing an iOS version which IMPROVES performance on older hardware, multi person FaceTime, Metal 2, SmartWatch with FDA-Approved ECG built-in, brand new COW FileSystem, vastly improving LogicProX and FCPX, etc. etc. None of those are "branding and making money" Projects.
But is it really a positive move to solder down normally swapable components like SSDs, RAM, etc? Is it saving them money somehow? Or is it just a revenue generator because if something needs upgraded at all, it's whole new computer time?
Shit like that is consumer hostile, even for those that "don't care" up front.
In a PORTABLE computer, like a MacBook (all flavors), CONNECTORS are the ANTITHESIS of RELIABILITY.
Soldering fixes that.
But, for example, if you want to be at a live music performance, doing a multitrack recording with Logic Pro X running on your MacBook Pro, do you REALLY want to be treated to a nice, fat KERNEL PANIC screen because your RAM or SSD socket glitched when someone bumped the table your laptop was sitting on?
Leading the way with useless "innovations". Let's see: No headphone jack. A notch in an otherwise good display. I'm sure there are more, but both of those are show-stoppers for me.
Well, they weren't the first (or the last) with the deletion of the legacy 3.5 mm jack.
Well, they weren't the first (and CERTAINLY not the last!) with the display-notch.
So, even if YOU, oh wise one, have deemed that APPLE "innovated" those design attributes, they did NOT. Additionally, even if YOU, oh wise one, have deemed that those same design attributes are "useless", obviously other OEMs have not.
When it comes to Apple and its products, a good chunk of fanfare is due to "media hype." To an unsuspecting reader, Apple can do no wrong. From "bend gate" to need for purchase of extra hardware if one needs fast charging for instance.
Whatever the f that means. My iPhone charges from dead-flat to 100% in about 2 hours with the standard charging-nugget. It doesn't charge significantly faster using my higher-power iPad charger.
How about iphone USB cables that one cannot use on MacBooks?
If you want to use the included iPhone charging cable directly with a USB-C-equipped MacBook Pro (or MacBook), the cheapest way is with a $2 passive adapter you can buy on Amazon. Big F-ing deal.
Product development/release cycles don't always match-up. Deal with it. And if that's the biggest product-development gaffe you can come up with, that's pretty lame.
How about a situation in which for example one clicks an internet link in an email message? For iOS, Safari opens up, even when one would prefer Chrome!
Unless your time and certainty has no value, apple laptops are the lowest total ownership costs as far as I can tell. Even IBM agrees with that. So much time is spent screwing around with the dissappointment and incompatibilieis or learning experiences it takes with changing models year to year with other brands there's no point in spending that money whey you could just get an apple, know how much it's going to cost you right up front in time and effort and certainty it will work. The macs tend to last longer too.
Sure when I'm hunging for cheap like in servers or for secondary computers or ones for specific missions I always buy Linux machines. No argument there that they are way cheaper to buy. And as long as I know they will work for what I plan in a specific situation there's no reason to buy apple.
And if all you want is a machine to check your twitter account and do google docs then the machine with the absolute lowest chance of letting you down is a chromebook.
But if you want one computer that can do everything, take on new missions, and act just like your old one did with perfect continuity of operations, then an apple is it unless hourly rate of pay isn't very high. Ever waste a day screwing with a computer? your salary+benefits+lossed_sales == what it cost you that day.
I can't help the majority, and I don't have any experience with IOS aside from ipads my kids have to use. There are plenty of things I find frustrating in IOS, chiefly the way they tie you into their ecosystem. You can't create child accounts (under 18), without an IOS device with an adult account. Itunes and web interfaces won't suffice. They can only be managed by another IOS device, so every child of mine's Ipad has an account claiming they are over 13. (School says I am the account owner so it should be my age, but I don't want the kids exposed to app behavior targeting adults). Secondly the fact that IOS can't be setup properly without some sort of payment method on file.
Android sucks too, but I know how to manage it. The settings are mostly there (but quit setting my location to scan wifi and cell towers assholes). I turn stuff off and keep only what I need enabled.
I won't let loose with both barrels, because you admitted that you had almost no knowledge of iOS.
I will counter that by admitting I have no kids; so therefore very limited knowledge of the specifics regarding iOS and kids.
HOWEVER, I DID find this in.5 seconds of Googling:
It would be difficult to actually succeed with a lawsuit, as they would first have to demonstrate that they've suffered some material harm from this. Realistically, if anyone had a chance of doing that, it would be Super Micro as opposed to Apple or Amazon. Neither Apple or Amazon have seen their stock fluctuate wildly enough that it would be easy to point to this story as the only (or even primary) cause. Super Micro on the other hand had their price drop to about half of what it was prior to the announcement.
I think companies are also a little reluctant to sue mainstream press, even when they think they've been hit with a hatchet job. Like any group, the press don't like attacks against their own from outside. They might call each other left/right wing mouthpieces, but they'll put that aside if anyone starts going after the freedom of the press as a whole. A big company is better off just dragging the news agencies name through the mud. The competing news agencies won't mind too much (or might even join in) and a lawsuit is going to be difficult to win and cost the company more than they get.
Starting with iOS 4, Apple included a âoedata protectionâ feature to encrypt all data stored a device. But unlike Android, Apple doesn't use the full-disk encryption paradigm. Instead, they employ a file-based encryption approach that individually encrypts each file on the device.Nov 24, 2016
Android is the same, I have auto-update turned off and I review the change logs before updating.
Google is big ass for putting "updates and bugfixes" in 90% of their change logs.
With no due Respect, Android is NOT the same in a VERY significant way:
On iOS, Auto-Update is "Opt-IN". The DEFAULT is "OFF".
On Android, Auto-Update is:"Opt-OUT". The DEFAULT is "ON".
Knowing that MOST users don't closely examine EVERY one of Dozens of OS and App Settings, both Companies clearly state THEIR proclivities in this (and many other) matters regarding "Security".
iPhones are the most common type of phone that law enforcement are likely to encounter, simply because there are so few models and they all share common software. After that it's probably Samsung Galaxy phones.
Overall Android is the large majority of the market, but there are so many different handsets all with different techniques needed to unlock them, if it can be done at all...
Slowing down a phone because the old battery can't handle the load is fine. It becomes a problem when customers come in saying their old phone is slow and Apple's reps says, "It's time to buy a new phone!" instead of, "Oh, the battery is old, want us to replace that for you?" This turns a helpful feature into a tool to get people to believe they need to replace their perfectly good older phone with an expensive new one--largely due to your software actively slowing it down.
I would agree, IF that was true; but, considering that Apple salespeople are NOT commissioned, there is very little incentive for them to "push" an Upgrade rather than a battery replacement.
Show me more than a couple overzealous employees taking it upon themselves to lie to customers like that, or it is just that: An overzealous employee or two. NOT a corporate policy (hidden or otherwise).
I'm for the courts here, because the right to downgrade firmware to restore functionality is at least as important as the right to repair.
I'm against government intervention, but would be in favor of laws that require batteries to be replaceable. (Interestingly, this is less of a problem with phones than with tablet-type devices like iPads and Surfaces...)
iPhones and iPads HAVE replaceable batteries. I don't know where that meme started; but it simply isn't true.
Agreed - iOS 12 is definitely an outlier, to the point that I'm thinking I may never allow it to update. (Apple's famous for Fall updates that cripple the performance of phones, driving Christmas sales...)
I bought an iPhone SE (basically, a 6s that actually fits in a pocket) as soon as they came out with the 128GB version, and it's definitely quicker after the upgrade to 12... What I'd really like, though is a setting that says, "NEVER upgrade my phone automatically - let me decide what version to upgrade to, and when!"
ALL you have to do is to never let it update. It will eventually get the idea, and stop pestering you to update.
Yes, I was also pleasantly surprised how IOS12 made my 4 year old 6 Plus run smoothly and quick enough. It actually makes me delay replacing the phone for at least another year.
Exactly how I felt!
And there is review after review about the speed up of old hardware.
But, FACTS never got in the way of HATERS on Slashdot!
Are there any high end phones that aren't encrypted by default now? Has anyone cracked the latest Galaxy S or Pixel phones?
Apple is obviously the biggest target and thus gets the most attention from crackers.
Doesn't that statement fly directly in the face of all you Slashtards CONSTANTLY crowing about how ANDROID has the most marketshare, and thus would also be the BIGGEST TARGET?
You idiots are just like Trump: You'll say ANYTHING to advance whatever LIE du jour...
We know you're an Apple cult member. Quit trying to tell us you use an iPhone 6 Plus. Maybe you have one in a drawer that you use for regression testing, but face it, you gobbled down a new iPhone X as soon as you found out about the animated feces app.
Sorry to dissapoint you; but my current Apple compliment is:
A mid 2012 MacBook Pro (my current computer); iPhone 6 Plus (my current iPhone); iPad 2 (which I am typing this on); AppleTV 4th gen; a 1.8 DP G5 tower (in my livingroom as an iTunes Server and Security Camera DVR).
And, that's it.
I have some older Apple gear, all the way back to an Apple 1; but none of it is in current use.
Contrary to your damaged Hater brain, not all Apple enthusiasts are rich, effete, fashionistas. For example, my main area of expertise is in embedded development. I have over 4 decades of paid experience in that field.
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They haven't lost their way at all.
Horseshit. They way of making money used to be revolutionary. Now they are just screwing people.
The problem is, if Apple doesn't invent something on par with cold fusion or time travel EVERY SINGLE YEAR, they are somehow "Losing their touch".
Seen it EVERY year since at least 1992. It is actually pretty funny to watch you pseudo-pundits get it wrong EVERY SINGLE YEAR, too!
> What experience is sub par?
Gee, soldering the RAM and SSD to the MBP mobo ISN'T a dick move???
Stockholm Syndrome much?
Sorry, no.
It is a RELIABILITY move, especially when, as other posters have pointed out, a vanishingly small percentage of laptop users upgrade their hardware, even when they HAVE the opportunity. Proof positive is the fact that some other laptop OEMs do the same thing. Are they all Dicks, too? Why no Slashdot hand-wringing about THEM???
I love my MBP and iPhone 7+ too but let's cut the bullshit of Apple's anti-right-to-repair shenanigans.
Their gimping of the Mac Mini also isn't winning any fans.
IMHO, the reason they originally went from a 4 core to 2 core CPU in the 2014 Mac mini was issues with Thermal Dissapation. I realize that they could have updated the mini in late 2016, along with the original TB MBPs, and gone back to a Quad-Core CPU (and updated Ports); but I honestly think they were contemplating a bigger change for the mini.
We will know about that in about 4 days from now:
https://www.apple.com/apple-ev...
Instead of embracing Vulkan (or OpenGL) they have NIH syndrome with Metal.
That's already neatly taken care-of:
https://moltengl.com/
The above also includes MoltenVK; which is Vulkan under Metal 2.
And, BTW, Metal 2 is actually far better than OpenGL and Vulkan. And, as far as "Not Invented Here", it is important to point out that Metal Development was started BEFORE Vulkan; so, it is rather disingenuous to say that Metal is some kind of "Interloper":
"As for the direct comparison, first of all we have to mention that Apple started developing Metal and implementing it way before Vulkan was even proposed or dreamed, with the release of Metal being in 2014. I think that Apple would have never thought about developing Metal if the industry itself moved to a low-overhead API sooner. Anyway, as far as we know Metal provides a 10 times increase in draw calls compared to OpenGL ES 3,0 while Vulkan provides a 3,5 times increase in draw calls compared to OpenGL ES 3,1."
https://www.reddit.com/r/Andro...
HTF am I supposed to charge AND listen to my wired headphones on the iPhone now? Oh that's right buy your shitty overpriced Beats headphone garbage. NOT. Fuck this "courage" nonsense.
.5 secs on Amazon found these solutions (among many) :
https://www.amazon.com/HIOTECH...
https://www.amazon.com/Lightni...
Or, if you want a "Y-Cable" type:
https://www.amazon.com/Jackiey...
Or, if you need "Calling" (headset, not just headphone) use:
https://www.amazon.com/Certifi...
Apple has lost their way. All they care about is branding and making money. The _also_ used to care about technology at one time.
Right.
Recent things like adding eGPU support to macOS, releasing an iOS version which IMPROVES performance on older hardware, multi person FaceTime, Metal 2, SmartWatch with FDA-Approved ECG built-in, brand new COW FileSystem, vastly improving LogicProX and FCPX, etc. etc. None of those are "branding and making money" Projects.
But is it really a positive move to solder down normally swapable components like SSDs, RAM, etc? Is it saving them money somehow? Or is it just a revenue generator because if something needs upgraded at all, it's whole new computer time?
Shit like that is consumer hostile, even for those that "don't care" up front.
In a PORTABLE computer, like a MacBook (all flavors), CONNECTORS are the ANTITHESIS of RELIABILITY.
Soldering fixes that.
But, for example, if you want to be at a live music performance, doing a multitrack recording with Logic Pro X running on your MacBook Pro, do you REALLY want to be treated to a nice, fat KERNEL PANIC screen because your RAM or SSD socket glitched when someone bumped the table your laptop was sitting on?
No one stops to think of THAT one...
Leading the way with useless "innovations". Let's see: No headphone jack. A notch in an otherwise good display. I'm sure there are more, but both of those are show-stoppers for me.
Well, they weren't the first (or the last) with the deletion of the legacy 3.5 mm jack.
Well, they weren't the first (and CERTAINLY not the last!) with the display-notch.
So, even if YOU, oh wise one, have deemed that APPLE "innovated" those design attributes, they did NOT. Additionally, even if YOU, oh wise one, have deemed that those same design attributes are "useless", obviously other OEMs have not.
Now what, idiot?
How about iphone USB cables that one cannot use on MacBooks?
Yes admitted that is an issue. Why they don't have a separate sku that comes with a USB type C cable is mind boggling.
You want separate SKUs for a difference in Charging cable?!?
Gimme a break. Just do this:
https://www.amazon.com/Syntech...
or, if you dislike adapters, just trade the included cable for one like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Lightni...
Phew! That was HARD...
When it comes to Apple and its products, a good chunk of fanfare is due to "media hype." To an unsuspecting reader, Apple can do no wrong. From "bend gate" to need for purchase of extra hardware if one needs fast charging for instance.
Whatever the f that means. My iPhone charges from dead-flat to 100% in about 2 hours with the standard charging-nugget. It doesn't charge significantly faster using my higher-power iPad charger.
How about iphone USB cables that one cannot use on MacBooks?
If you want to use the included iPhone charging cable directly with a USB-C-equipped MacBook Pro (or MacBook), the cheapest way is with a $2 passive adapter you can buy on Amazon. Big F-ing deal.
Product development/release cycles don't always match-up. Deal with it. And if that's the biggest product-development gaffe you can come up with, that's pretty lame.
How about a situation in which for example one clicks an internet link in an email message? For iOS, Safari opens up, even when one would prefer Chrome!
Liar.
https://www.idownloadblog.com/...
I just hate that company and glad they have never had a chance "eat" my cash.
Seem to be doing just fine without it...
Or false choice, clickbait, flamebait?
I don't even like Apple and I think you've hit the nail on the head there! I laughed when I saw the headline because it came across as a troll.
It's CERTAINLY Flamebait!
Unless your time and certainty has no value, apple laptops are the lowest total ownership costs as far as I can tell. Even IBM agrees with that. So much time is spent screwing around with the dissappointment and incompatibilieis or learning experiences it takes with changing models year to year with other brands there's no point in spending that money whey you could just get an apple, know how much it's going to cost you right up front in time and effort and certainty it will work. The macs tend to last longer too.
Sure when I'm hunging for cheap like in servers or for secondary computers or ones for specific missions I always buy Linux machines. No argument there that they are way cheaper to buy. And as long as I know they will work for what I plan in a specific situation there's no reason to buy apple.
And if all you want is a machine to check your twitter account and do google docs then the machine with the absolute lowest chance of letting you down is a chromebook.
But if you want one computer that can do everything, take on new missions, and act just like your old one did with perfect continuity of operations, then an apple is it unless hourly rate of pay isn't very high. Ever waste a day screwing with a computer? your salary+benefits+lossed_sales == what it cost you that day.
So true.
Apple will circle back and update their Mac computers
In fact, they already have:
We will all get to witness the result next Tuesday:
https://www.apple.com/apple-ev...
Protip: Try Refreshing that Page a few times...
That's a perfect, and reasonable, explanation.
I agree - there's no place for that sort of thing on Slashdot.
;-)
I can't help the majority, and I don't have any experience with IOS aside from ipads my kids have to use. There are plenty of things I find frustrating in IOS, chiefly the way they tie you into their ecosystem. You can't create child accounts (under 18), without an IOS device with an adult account. Itunes and web interfaces won't suffice. They can only be managed by another IOS device, so every child of mine's Ipad has an account claiming they are over 13. (School says I am the account owner so it should be my age, but I don't want the kids exposed to app behavior targeting adults). Secondly the fact that IOS can't be setup properly without some sort of payment method on file.
Android sucks too, but I know how to manage it. The settings are mostly there (but quit setting my location to scan wifi and cell towers assholes). I turn stuff off and keep only what I need enabled.
I won't let loose with both barrels, because you admitted that you had almost no knowledge of iOS.
I will counter that by admitting I have no kids; so therefore very limited knowledge of the specifics regarding iOS and kids.
HOWEVER, I DID find this in .5 seconds of Googling:
https://support.apple.com/en-u...
https://discussions.apple.com/...
Perhaps, next time, you might try something like a simple Google search before you assume iOS simply "doesn't allow that".
It's the only way to hold so-called news reporters to any sort of standard.
Why should Apple or Amazon continue to deal with Bloomberg when Apple and Amazon think they've been the victim of false reporting?
I agree.
Plus, it's their ad money, and therefore totally their choice to spend it, or not, where they wish.
It would be difficult to actually succeed with a lawsuit, as they would first have to demonstrate that they've suffered some material harm from this. Realistically, if anyone had a chance of doing that, it would be Super Micro as opposed to Apple or Amazon. Neither Apple or Amazon have seen their stock fluctuate wildly enough that it would be easy to point to this story as the only (or even primary) cause. Super Micro on the other hand had their price drop to about half of what it was prior to the announcement.
I think companies are also a little reluctant to sue mainstream press, even when they think they've been hit with a hatchet job. Like any group, the press don't like attacks against their own from outside. They might call each other left/right wing mouthpieces, but they'll put that aside if anyone starts going after the freedom of the press as a whole. A big company is better off just dragging the news agencies name through the mud. The competing news agencies won't mind too much (or might even join in) and a lawsuit is going to be difficult to win and cost the company more than they get.
That's a perfect, and reasonable, explanation.
Thanks!
They don't want to go through discovery, they just want to bury the news.
You mean bullshit; because the entire article was bullshit.
It reeks of a hatchet job planted by Trump's camp followers going after "Leftist Apple" and the "Chinese".
Exactly.
Starting with iOS 4, Apple included a âoedata protectionâ feature to encrypt all data stored a device. But unlike Android, Apple doesn't use the full-disk encryption paradigm. Instead, they employ a file-based encryption approach that individually encrypts each file on the device.Nov 24, 2016
https://www.google.com/search?...
Yep, that's an option in APFS, which iOS uses.
Android is the same, I have auto-update turned off and I review the change logs before updating.
Google is big ass for putting "updates and bugfixes" in 90% of their change logs.
With no due Respect, Android is NOT the same in a VERY significant way:
On iOS, Auto-Update is "Opt-IN". The DEFAULT is "OFF".
On Android, Auto-Update is :"Opt-OUT". The DEFAULT is "ON".
Knowing that MOST users don't closely examine EVERY one of Dozens of OS and App Settings, both Companies clearly state THEIR proclivities in this (and many other) matters regarding "Security".
Now, argue against THAT logic. I dare you.
https://deviceatlas.com/blog/m...
Top 9 best selling phones in the US are iPhones.
Fascinating to see you try to refute the attitude of all Fandroids on Slashdot... When it suits your purposes.
iPhones are the most common type of phone that law enforcement are likely to encounter, simply because there are so few models and they all share common software. After that it's probably Samsung Galaxy phones.
Overall Android is the large majority of the market, but there are so many different handsets all with different techniques needed to unlock them, if it can be done at all...
Nice try.
Bullshit.
Slowing down a phone because the old battery can't handle the load is fine. It becomes a problem when customers come in saying their old phone is slow and Apple's reps says, "It's time to buy a new phone!" instead of, "Oh, the battery is old, want us to replace that for you?" This turns a helpful feature into a tool to get people to believe they need to replace their perfectly good older phone with an expensive new one--largely due to your software actively slowing it down.
I would agree, IF that was true; but, considering that Apple salespeople are NOT commissioned, there is very little incentive for them to "push" an Upgrade rather than a battery replacement.
Show me more than a couple overzealous employees taking it upon themselves to lie to customers like that, or it is just that: An overzealous employee or two. NOT a corporate policy (hidden or otherwise).
The fact you think this about battery management shows you don't understand the courts, or the ruling, or what was even being argued.
But hey, fanboi gotta fanboi even if it is just talking about irrelevant garbage.
It IS about battery management; or more correctly, the MISUNDERTANDING regarding battery management.
I'm for the courts here, because the right to downgrade firmware to restore functionality is at least as important as the right to repair.
I'm against government intervention, but would be in favor of laws that require batteries to be replaceable. (Interestingly, this is less of a problem with phones than with tablet-type devices like iPads and Surfaces...)
iPhones and iPads HAVE replaceable batteries. I don't know where that meme started; but it simply isn't true.
Agreed - iOS 12 is definitely an outlier, to the point that I'm thinking I may never allow it to update. (Apple's famous for Fall updates that cripple the performance of phones, driving Christmas sales...)
I bought an iPhone SE (basically, a 6s that actually fits in a pocket) as soon as they came out with the 128GB version, and it's definitely quicker after the upgrade to 12... What I'd really like, though is a setting that says, "NEVER upgrade my phone automatically - let me decide what version to upgrade to, and when!"
ALL you have to do is to never let it update. It will eventually get the idea, and stop pestering you to update.
It does take awhile, though.
Yes, I was also pleasantly surprised how IOS12 made my 4 year old 6 Plus run smoothly and quick enough.
It actually makes me delay replacing the phone for at least another year.
Exactly how I felt!
And there is review after review about the speed up of old hardware.
But, FACTS never got in the way of HATERS on Slashdot!
Are there any high end phones that aren't encrypted by default now? Has anyone cracked the latest Galaxy S or Pixel phones?
Apple is obviously the biggest target and thus gets the most attention from crackers.
Doesn't that statement fly directly in the face of all you Slashtards CONSTANTLY crowing about how ANDROID has the most marketshare, and thus would also be the BIGGEST TARGET?
You idiots are just like Trump: You'll say ANYTHING to advance whatever LIE du jour...
We know you're an Apple cult member. Quit trying to tell us you use an iPhone 6 Plus. Maybe you have one in a drawer that you use for regression testing, but face it, you gobbled down a new iPhone X as soon as you found out about the animated feces app.
Sorry to dissapoint you; but my current Apple compliment is:
A mid 2012 MacBook Pro (my current computer); iPhone 6 Plus (my current iPhone); iPad 2 (which I am typing this on); AppleTV 4th gen; a 1.8 DP G5 tower (in my livingroom as an iTunes Server and Security Camera DVR).
And, that's it.
I have some older Apple gear, all the way back to an Apple 1; but none of it is in current use.
Contrary to your damaged Hater brain, not all Apple enthusiasts are rich, effete, fashionistas. For example, my main area of expertise is in embedded development. I have over 4 decades of paid experience in that field.
Your turn...