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

On 2025-06-22 02:25, Arno Welzel wrote:

Marion, 2025-06-21 18:21:
 

On Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:21:08 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman wrote :
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Removing basic industry-standard hardware functionality isn't about adding
capability; it's about removing choice and monetizing basic features.

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This is not the official reason according to Apple. Are you sure Alan,
Lorenz and Jolly Roger will approve of your conclusion?

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I agree with you that I must have understood the removal of basic hardware
functionality wrong since Apple told us it's a 'courageous' innovation.
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Just as Apple told us they locked us into the barbed-wire ringed walled
prison garden "for our safety", even as there is no safety to be found.
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Likewise when Apple told us it's "green" to have to buy your own charger.

 Wrong - it is "green" when do *not* have to use a *second* charger you
got with a new phone but can continue to use the one you already have.

I didn't buy a charger from Apple when I bought my phone.
I use a third-party charger I already had...
...along with a cool nightstand for the phone that uses Magsafe and let's me make the phone into my bedside clock.
:-)