My Thoughts On The iPhone Air
Another year, another iPhone... For the most part, I don't really care about keeping up with Apple or their products. Mostly because I don't like Apple. Now, I know that Apple has its own place in the tech world, and there are inherent ups and downs to Apple products, and that using Android/Linux/Hannah Montana OS doesn't make you better than an Apple user, blah blah blah. But on a deep, personal level, I hate Apple. I have a lot of problems with Apple's entire business model, and I know that Apple is more of a status symbol than an actual technology company anymore. So, practically every bit of news and info about Apple that I know of comes from secondhand sources. It's no different this year. If it wasn't for some random video that popped up on my YouTube page, I wouldn't have even known that Apple announced their new iPhone lineup a few days ago. They're coming out with their usual iPhone #58358195 this year, alongside its "Pro" and "Max" versions—what the difference actually is between these two versions and the regular version, besides price, is lost to me. But that's not what the fuss is about this year. People couldn't care less about iPhone #58358195. What people are actually talking about is the new "iPhone Air". The gimmick this time is that the iPhone Air is super light and thin... ...that's it. ... *slow clap* Wow! You made a phone thinner! Not like that's been the main goal of each year's new smart phone for the past 18 years or anything! CONGRATULATIONS APPLE!!!!!!!! Honestly, I wouldn't even be talking about this waste-of-our-natural-resources if it wasn't for how stupid the whole thing was. If you haven't watched the annoucement video, while parading around how thin the phone was, they talk about their new "redesigned Magsafe Battery" that can attach to the backside of the iPhone Air, which supposedly feels "super good in your hands" or whatever. My first problem with this is that it just sounds like another way for Apple to squeeze more money out of some dumb fools. A phone that thin has to have some battery trade-offs, right? I've read online that the iPhone Air's battery isn't negatively affected by its thinness, and that it's actually better than the previous iPhone's, but part of me can't help but feel like that's a load of bunk, especially since all the sources that claimed this were news publications (who may or may not be sucking up to Apple), and Apple-centric communities. It wouldn't surprise me if Apple were to lower the quality of their batteries over time, and then try to sell this magnet battery as the solution to a problem they created. It wouldn't be the first time. Heck, they might even enter into some brand deals to make their magnet battery a fashion trend! Limited edition Hello Kitty/Sailor Moon/Whatever-it-is-grown-adults-drool-over-nowadays Magnet Battery designs! COLLECT THEM ALL! My second, more serious concern with this new phone is how it'll affect smart phone designs from now on. If the iPhone Air sells well, other companies will follow suit. Soon enough, we'll have smart phones thinner than your index finger that have a total battery life of 6 minutes and can snap in half like a twig if you so much as breathe on it too heavily. No thank you! I like my phones with a little thickness, thank you very much! The worst part is, I'm about 95% sure it'll sell well, and it'll forever influence future generations of smart phones. People always say that "the customer will vote with their wallet" and "they won't buy it if it's no good" but let's be honest, most people, especially Apple fans, are consumertards, who will happily buy up whatever garbage Apple puts in front of them like pigs at a feeding trough. We've already seen this with that idiotic overpriced Apple Stand. 90% of people don't buy Apple because it has better technology, or because it adds some sort of positive benefit to their lives, or because it's better than the competition. People buy Apple because it's Apple. It's a status symbol. Even in the dingiest, dirtiest, soot-filled slums of Brazil, India and Northern England, where the buildings are crumbling and the air is a biohazard, at least one sucker owns an iPhone. You know why? Because it's Apple. At this point, Apple's R&D Department is just a bunch of people betting with each other over how far they can push the average Apple consumer until they reach a breaking point. [Go Back] Last Updated: September 16, 2025 Page Created: September 16, 2025 |