Of telling a little lie to a billion dollar company that no doubt has some unethical practices?
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Of telling a little lie to a billion dollar company that no doubt has some unethical practices?
u do u - i personally am trying to live w/o lies
Dingster101
macrumors regular
I was looking at that option, but am leery about id.me. Any concerns?
emperormacnut
macrumors 6502a
If your partner asked you if they looked fat in an outfit, and they actually did, would you be honest about that too?
Not for me. I signed up for it two years ago to buy stuff on Apple. There are other sites that use it also.
Yebubbleman
macrumors 603
You ought to not have any issues in the states.I checked the edu pricing and I like it. Is there anything preventing me from purchasing thru that channel? I AM a student of lifeI got to the cart without anything asking me for proof but maybe that would have been next. Figure it could not hurt to ask. Thanks.
probably
emperormacnut
macrumors 6502a
That’s not honesty. That’s rigorous stupidity.
Saturn007
macrumors 68000
What an outdated trope! This is 2023.
It's also an incredible stretch of an analogy! The Apple lie is illegal and unethical, and is part of a regulated commercial transaction.
The other falls in the category of a little white lie or a social appeasement. It's also something from the 1950s — or out of a corny 1960s-1970s, not very funny, sitcom.
In the 21st century, most partners in an equal, healthy relationship want an honest response…
turbineseaplane
Contributor
I really wish Apple would stop doing so much component upgrade gouging
I'd love to buy an MBA 15, but I need more RAM & Storage and they just totally screw you over on that to the point that it blurs all the options with 14/16/refurbs/etc..
To the point that I just end up buying nothing as it's so frustrating.
I just have a fundamental problem with getting totally F'd on upgrade pricing for more storage/RAM
I'd love to buy an MBA 15, but I need more RAM & Storage and they just totally screw you over on that to the point that it blurs all the options with 14/16/refurbs/etc..
To the point that I just end up buying nothing as it's so frustrating.
I just have a fundamental problem with getting totally F'd on upgrade pricing for more storage/RAM
100%. I would buy more with better pricing, and often buy nothing.
Saturn007
macrumors 68000
Agreed. One often ends up with paralysis by analysis.
Eventually, for many, no matter what they pick, it feels vaguely dissatisfying. The products and models with options should be more clearly delineated in pricing and specs. It also leads some to incredible post hoc rationalizations as to why the purchase was the right one.
Of course, all this is Apple's pricing-marketing genius, taken to an art form by Tim Cook. People buy, not getting quite the combination of features they really want. Eventually, Apple will tweak the models just a bit and that leads to people upgrading.
Yet, it's to something that, again, could better for only a few hundred more, but there are still frustrating trade-offs. And, so the cycle begins anew!
Eventually, for many, no matter what they pick, it feels vaguely dissatisfying. The products and models with options should be more clearly delineated in pricing and specs. It also leads some to incredible post hoc rationalizations as to why the purchase was the right one.
Of course, all this is Apple's pricing-marketing genius, taken to an art form by Tim Cook. People buy, not getting quite the combination of features they really want. Eventually, Apple will tweak the models just a bit and that leads to people upgrading.
Yet, it's to something that, again, could better for only a few hundred more, but there are still frustrating trade-offs. And, so the cycle begins anew!
turbineseaplane
Contributor
Meanwhile their strategy has me using a 2015 MacBook Pro and a Hackintosh