Every new American tech product seems to try to be the new Apple, with some shitty locked down ecosystem and expensive subscriptions for the dumbest details.
Meanwhile Chinese tech just does the job and isn’t too expensive. They also got ton of niche stuff.
China is building for the consumer, USA is telling the consumer what they want.
Every new American tech product seems to try to be the new Apple
And none of them seem to understand that Apple got big because they made consumer friendly stuff that worked and was an alternative to the bloated and locked down stuff from their competition, then they started doing all the shitty stuff once they got big enough. They just try to go straight for the cult of personality for their products.
Every new American tech product seems to try to be the new Apple, with some shitty locked down ecosystem and expensive subscriptions for the dumbest details.
Meanwhile Chinese tech just does the job and isn’t too expensive. They also got ton of niche stuff.
China is building for the consumer, USA is telling the consumer what they want.
It’s the landlord mindset of the American mind trying to apply rent-seeking tactics to commodified goods.
And none of them seem to understand that Apple got big because they made consumer friendly stuff that worked and was an alternative to the bloated and locked down stuff from their competition, then they started doing all the shitty stuff once they got big enough. They just try to go straight for the cult of personality for their products.