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Originally Posted by Junket
Evil is a subjective perspective. I only pointed out the obvious - that Apple is largely motivated by profit.
You won't find many business analysts that disagree with that observation.
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Every company is motivated by profit. But few other companies look at User Satisfaction as their number one metric they talk about in their financial calls.
Apple doesn't make it's products wanting them to break down....you wouldn't create a sustained business that way. iPhones stay on the market longer than any other phones...owned longer by first owner and then by subsequent owners. iPhones get brand new OS upgrades for 5 years and sometimes more.
Apple does make decisions that it thinks "it's best for users" that some users don't like. Removing/obsoleting ports and connectors being a frequent one.
The point is....there are trade offs in all the design choices. Reasonable...design choices.