Other anyone else have iphone fatigue?

[p96]

the snail paced incremental updates, the AI fiasco, intentionally grotesque design, recent price gouging (of apple products in general) - anyone else have general iPhone & Apple fatigue and just losing all interest?

I replace my Apple devices roughly every 5 to 8 years. What are you doing that is so fatiguing?

 

[Jumpthesnark]

I don't know anyone who uses tools who isn't concerned when their quality falters. In fact, the more serious the user, the more seriously they regard the quality of their tools. Come to think of it, are you sure you even know what a tool is?

There's a big difference between knowing the quality of a device and going online to post to strangers about how they subjectively feel about said devices, and that they're "losing all interest." In a thread that asks those strangers if they feel the same way.

As for tools, I know what a tool is. This place is full of examples 😉

 

[xxr]

I don’t understand the problem. My iPhone (and all my Apple products for that matter) work better today than they ever have. Now they just issue incremental upgrades that aren’t all that exciting. But the product works great.

I don’t see what there is to be “fatigued” about. You mention “the snail paced incremental upgrades”. So what? It’s a mature product.

It seems to me like Apple conditioned people to get high on the expectation of paradigm shattering technological advancements year-after-year, and they’re no longer getting that high anymore, and they’re bitter and resentful about it. But that technological ramp wasn’t sustainable. It’s just that the early smartphone offerings were so ****** that Apple could just do the things that obviously needed doing, and it was groundbreaking. And now, Apple has essentially “solved” the smartphone. And if you don’t like Apple’s version you can get an Android which is also essentially “solved”.

Honda Accords have, likewise, been “solved” for some time. A 2026 Honda Accord isn’t much different from a 2016 Honda Accord. So there is not much to get excited about. And that’s fine. There is nothing to feel “fatigued” over.

Honda accord is the wrong car example. ICE supercars are. Due to a mix of regulations / bizarre design choices many car enthusiasts are also entirely fed up with the direction of the industry there

Apple didn’t position itself the Honda accord of personal tech, that was Nokia, HP, Dell, IBM etc

Its entire identity is “think different”

You’ve decided there’s no room left for development based on the fact that there hasn’t been any, chicken egg situation.

 

[Attirex]

As you get older and more mature you realize what’s actually important in life, and it’s not a $2,000 phone and all the crap you have. Material things don’t matter. And no, im not jealous, broke AF etc.

 

[turbineseaplane]

As you get older and more mature you realize what’s actually important in life, and it’s not a $2,000 phone and all the crap you have. Material things don’t matter. And no, im not jealous, broke AF etc.

Well said.
It brings to mind this quote below.

For me, having the "latest cell phone for $2k" definitely falls in the camp of "nonsense time is wasted on".

Obviously everyone is different of course and to each our own.

 

[jbachandouris]

Honestly between being 58 and a crappy economy has me fatigued of everything. 😢