MaXimus421

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What in the name of F

I gotta violently swing my effing phone like a lunitic (because it does NOT work as smoothly as folks say) just to turn my flashlight on?

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

That is pretty cool man.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Who dafuq downvoted this post.. animals

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That lack of competing isn't because of price tho. The CCP has effectively convinced the population that Apple (US phones) are bad/untrustworthy, much like the US government has done regarding Huawei. There was a time when Apple had a decent (not great) marketshare in China.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, they're just slinging shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. There's no real thought put into anything these days. I'm very tired of the 'Form over Functionality' bs that's being hidden behind fancy marketing.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I'm not convinced. This company has purposely avoided OS updates because it's profitable to them. It causes people to buy their phones more frequently over a shorter period of time, thus offsetting the cheaper price they offer them at.

If this is true, I suspect we will see a noticeable increase of price on their phones and much less discounts.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Great discussion, BTW, man. I appreciate the back and forth. You were far more cival than me in this on a few things that is not lost on me.

Cheers.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well there it is.

He's either blocking them in the name of "user privacy" fighting the "good fight" or he's refusing them because he'll very likely be implemented, lawfully on the charges they want access over.

My point is, Telegram is done. It's a rat trap at this point and anyone associated with it getting their info scraped - purposely.

That's a pretty heft user base, there. GL.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Telegram, it's "encryption" or lack thereof, whatever, is hiding behind it's owner. And he's got a what, $5 million dollar bond or something? The platform is being made an example of. And his kneck is on the chopping block.

If you think he won't fold, you're insane. The logs (yes, logs) will be handed over. Keys to encryption will be. Whatever it takes to gain 100% full access, will be given.

To think they won't is purposeful, blatent, fanboyism. And to turn the conversation into a Telegram and Signal comparison is just... ugh.

Signal ain't on trial here. Telegram isn't even in the same area code as Signal in terms of security. But you already know that. Telegram is not, was not and never will be a secure, privacy centered messaging program.

And because it allowed some of its users to treat it like it is one, with nefarious intent, is why it's going to burn in flames. And tbh, it should. People treated like it's secure. When it was anything but. Reap it.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

It was a Lion King movie. Of course people paid to go see it. Box office profits (tickets sold) do not equate to an enjoyable film.

I've never heard of anyone IRL or online claim that film was worthy of their time.

We all got catfished on that one but I'm not surprised. You cannot remake a classic. It will work only 1 time out of 50. The odds are never good.

Jungle Book was an exception, imo.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm well aware of what you're getting at. I'm insulted you'd think I'm not. But at some point you have to look at the situation for what it is - in the moment.

Telegram has the very public, very purposeful eye of the government on it right now. That platform cannot hide behind it's owner taking the high road. It will bend the knee or it will close it's doors.

That's where it is right now. That's no choice at all for it's users, obviously.

[–] MaXimus421@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No argument here. I agree completely on that. It is stupid. Complete waste of hardware.

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