Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?

On Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:50:35 +0200, R.Wieser wrote :

You've asked the that several times. As you have been told several times,
there are several other factors that make the price.  You have refused to
respond/discuss every time.

Let's say all trucks came with a hitch as the "industry standard basic
hardware" and then Apple comes out with a truck without the possibility of
the hitch, saying it was "courageous" for Apple to remove that hitch.

It's a logical fact that a truck without the hitch can't do what a truck
with the hitch can do - but the reverse is that a truck with the hitch can
do *everything* that the truck without the hitch can do.

So Apple courageously made substandard less functional phones.
a. Apple saved money by not putting the hitch on the truck
b. But Apple didn't pass on that savings to you
c. Worse, Apple sells you their customized solutions to replace the hitch
d. Or tells you to buy a solution to replace the hitch from someone else

Apple wins.
Customer loses.

A phone without the hardware is *always* a fare less functional phone,
all else being equal, and often a very much more expensive phone to operate
because you have to buy back all the basic functionality Apple removed.