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1. rsx88 · 1791151343 · focus · HN ↗

   The enshittification of Apple is going on. Debloating Windows, degoogling Android. MacOS/iOS was still decent a few months ago. And now they've put banners on iPhones, real advertisements trying to force you to subscribe to Apple This, Apple That. And you can't close the banner. Now they remove the option for you to remove the models. And Apple storage space is darn expensive. Now we have to use a 3rd-party tool to debloat Apple's OS too? To hell with that. Is this really the year to go full-time Linux? Steve must be squirming down there with the enshittification of Apple too. Let's shove AI (SI is different stuff, Bozo) down your throats. Jesus Christ. I suppose that's what the board members want. More revenue. Maybe it's time to start parting ways with Apple if they keep it like that. Corporate greed has taken over and user experience has gone down the drain.

   1. thenthenthen · 1791157415 · focus · HN ↗

      AI is literally everywhere now. Even my washing powder is ‘AI’. It’s not only ‘the board’, its spread much further. I am not anti-ai, but seriously fatigued

      1. tavavex · 1791160395 · focus · HN ↗

         > Even my washing powder is ‘AI’.

         Would you like to use that in your AI washing machine, which is AI-powered with our smAIrt wAIsh app? It features a helpful chatbot that will tell you helpful things you could never find out before, such as what wash settings to use for your load. Don't forget to download our limited-time AI-optimized wash cycle on the way out! And then you can rest easy, kick back and watch some AI-made content on your AI smart TV while the AI robot vacuum handles another one of your chores. Got any questions? Just contact our helpful AI assistant (human agent service no longer available) and it will help you with all your AI needs.

         The investors were getting nervous, because the tech market was about to stop looking so hot. But now they have a savior. This is what made them collectively go "WE WANT AI!!!!!" This is why every company is now trying to AI-ify itself, no matter how absurd that is. This is just what companies do now. Hopping on the bandwagon is no longer optional. Good, stable companies are worthless if there's a compAIny promising riches because of how AI they are.

      2. saghm · 1791166778 · focus · HN ↗

         My wife and I bought a new washing machine earlier this year, and we ended up picking out a model that's incredibly "dumb"; two analog dials with only a few settings each for water heat and strength of wash, one button for pausing, and one button to start (which can be held to cancel). It's so old-fashioned that there isn't even any visible display for the amount of time left. Compared to the one we had before with like 50 different combinations of settings on a digital display with dozens of different LED lights that I had no clue how to interpret, I absolute love our new monstrosity. It even continues working if it's opened mid load to chuck something else in.

         I did laundry earlier today, which literally was just tossing a bunch of stuff in and hitting one button, then coming back in an our to move it to the dryer (which is still one of the dozens of settings and LED light appliances for the time being, unfortunately). It was glorious.

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