Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Arno Welzel Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot? Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:20:29 +0200 Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: <102mrt3$18oa$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <102n1df$9ri$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <102n6t4$5v7$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <102niqd$2qbr$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <102tlgp$fla$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10356av$3ak$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <1036hjd$i97$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> <10391uc$2rbn$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net j9SXHuq4msT5IKOmC1mI6AIx8GX52t6WQhiO1ePwc6slRSmAdP Cancel-Lock: sha1:pY7AY+RpWqdGpQKsLCKLmdCiB6g= sha256:s+pbW7fU0oAXh+x9YC4SfFQ7EG6Ts6rG20pi73B7vtw= Content-Language: en-US, de-DE In-Reply-To: <10391uc$2rbn$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> Xref: csiph.com misc.phone.mobile.iphone:195864 comp.mobile.android:149185 Marion, 2025-06-22 15:54: > On Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:23:20 +0200, Arno Welzel wrote : > > >> I am happy with the hardware I have. > > I never disagree with an argument that is logical and sensible, even if > it's as simple as you just stated your argument to be. > > You're fine with a phone that costs more and has less functionality. > Because, as you've said many times, you can buy some of it back. I don't need to buy some of it back. I don't own wired headsets for at least 10 years, so I don't need an aux jack. Even on my desktop computer I don't use a wired headset because it is *much* more comfortable to do video conferences with a wireless headset like the Shokz OpenComm. > It's fine that you're happy with a phone lacking basic functionality. > The only thing I care about is that you UNDERSTAND what happened. I understand totally - and I am totally fine with it! And no, I was not "fleeced" by Google, I *want* it this way! If Google saves money by not having to put in an SD card slot and aux jack - fine! And no - I never believed that missing an SD card slot or an aux jack makes the device cheaper or is an advantage at all - but for *me* this does not matter either, since *other* things are more important for me. Also I have a flat rate for everything (unlimited data, unlimited phone calls) and run my own servers to keep my data, so I don't need any cloud service either. [...] > You don't care that you were bamboozled by MARKETING out of your money. > And that's OK. And you don't understand, that I am totally aware of the marketing and still decided to get this device. > A clever MARKETING ruse forced you to pay likely twice as much for less. > And you're perfectly happy with that. Yes - I am happy with that and yes, I can afford it. -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de