[14:21] <daftykins> prepare your news feeds for this evening folks, another crApple event is on
[14:25] <zxmpi_> times are hard, everyones bills are going up, here's a 1k watch that will last 2-3 years... maybe...
[16:51] <davef> I'm in the market to replace my Samsung. I'm on here to see if the new iPhone is worthy of my cash.
[16:51] <daftykins> Pixel 6a gets my vote for a sensibly priced phone right now
[16:53]  * zxmpi_ is super happy with my titan pocket. even with all it's flaws
[16:53] <davef> I've been getting increasing dissatisfied with Samsung and Android in general. One feature that should be out of the box, support for standard protocols like Card/CalDAV.. Android does not support this out of the box and you have to pay $5 to get an app that sometimes works.
[16:53] <zxmpi_> yeah, had a few samsungs and they just seem to have a we know better attitude that irked me no end
[16:54] <davef> When I say sometimes, Android for some reason will just kill the app, even when you tell it not to optimize it. 
[16:54] <davef> And then when Samsung pushed an OS update, it installed Facebook app. Like WTF?
[16:55] <davef> I also got my S20FE a couple years ago direct from Samsung. I wanted the non-carrier experience, updates direct from Samsung. Did I get that? No.
[16:55] <davef> First thing the phone did upon inserting the SIM, it branded itself.
[16:55] <davef> So now I only get carrier approved updates
[16:56] <daftykins> sounds like a Canada thing
[16:56] <davef> It is
[16:57] <davef> Friends tell me they've not had this experience with the iPhone. It doesn't brand itself and it only recommends apps when inserting the SIM, not outright changing the browser homepage, installing apps you cannot remove, etc.
[17:00] <daftykins> Samsung do know better though... how to make nice hardware and then ruin it with junk software :)
[17:01] <daftykins> never seen a SIM change web links etc unless authorised
[17:02] <daftykins> sorta like via the 'settings installation' method
[17:29] <davef> Samsung call it "Phone Customization Service"
[17:30] <daftykins> hmm must be a typo of 'Contamination'
[17:31] <davef> lol
[17:31] <davef> Apple still going on about the watch? How many models this time around?
[17:32] <daftykins> i decided to mute and play some Deftones tracks instead so i get the diluted experience 
[17:33] <daftykins> need to head out shortly for a pool league meeting!
[17:34] <davef> I'm on the phone to IKEA.. just unboxed a MALM chest of draws to put together and find there's a big gouge on the top panel.
[17:34] <davef> And have this A event muted lol
[17:34] <daftykins> :D
[17:34] <davef> The shipping co slapped the shipping label over the damaged part of the box.
[17:35] <davef> So I didn't see it until after it was unboxed
[17:38] <daftykins> :(
[17:47] <davef> Are they still using lightning to charge or they finally going to USB-C?
[17:49] <daftykins> dunno, i'm closing off and heading out to a pool league meet now, so i'll have to remain uninformed until i spot the million news pieces online ;)
[17:49] <daftykins> ttfn \o
[17:50] <davef> cya
[18:12] <davef> "dynamic island" lol