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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Actually, I think the real reasons are far less "evil" than you might think: It's marketing. People fall for that.

Phones don't improve really, haven't for quite some time, but you still have to sell new ones. So you add bullshit features or advertise pseudo-improvements. I mean, Apple is currently marketing, that their side button is now programmable! Wow!