Because they're a small company producing a niche product, so the scale they produce on is way smaller too. They also don't have a huge B2B branch to cover their other costs with, like HP, for example.
And it is actually sometimes more expensive to make something modular than not, just in manpower and testing alone, not even considering RnD and manufacturing. Also, they make less money in repairs or new devices, if the users can just easily repair the device themselves.
So unless they manage to stay in the business for a while and grow their customer base by quite a big amount, their prices will most likely stay the same. Personally I think that they're on a good path to getting there eventually.
Netflix, once a pioneer of ad-free viewing that offered a break from traditional TV norms, is now contemplating launching free ad-supported versions of its service in markets like Europe and Asia, Bloomberg reported....
For me, it depends on what they're promoting. If it's some crappy mobile game or crypto, I'm out. But I'm fine with the usual shit like energy drinks or VPNs. Like, those things usually have a serious business behind them, even if they might be useless for the vast majority of viewers.
It's a little different with Netflix, because of what they started out as. With Youtube, I expected to be advertised to from the beginning, you know? I pay for Youtube Premium and use Sponsor Block to support the creators I watch while having a mostly ad free experience. Also, I just trust most of the creators that I watch to have my best interest in mind in terms of what they advertise.
But for Netflix, their whole thing from the beginning was that they were better TV. That's how they sold it to me. Now they're slowly losing their point. So I'd definitely not be alright with it if they started showing me ads on top of my subscription fee. Same with Prime Video, because I know they're experimenting with that.
According to the latest reports, Windows 11 has made an independent choice by automatically turning on OneDrive folder backup for Desktop, Pictures, Documents, Music, and Video folders without your permission. This signifies that, whether you approve or not, everything is becoming coordinated with the cloud....
Yeah, that's sadly what a lot of companies do. Push it until people complain, then back off a little for a while and then push further once people are used to the status quo. Rinse and repeat.
I wonder if that will mean anything for David McBride's sentence. Probably not, because I assume the Australian government has ulterior motives behind bringing Assange home, especially with how corrupt it is in many places. But one can hope.
I was actually offered by Google to separate my Google Services and their associated data from each other. I immediately took that offer, of course. Might just be an EU thing tho, idk.
Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead on arrival, Bloomberg reports the company is "seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion in a sale."
Have you seen the reports from China about their EVs? If it's about falling appart, they're far ahead of anything any western manufacturers could produce lol
Oh no, definitely do something as a parent, like lock some apps or something. But with stuff like social media it's almost impossible to keep your kids away from it, especially without government intervention. Pretty sure some kids nowadays also just get bullied into using social media, even if they're not interested in it. I mean, kids get bullied over not having any Fortnite skins...
You're absolutely right! I feel like sometimes you need to pull your kids in the direction you think is right for them.
And I think if a parent does a really good job at explaining why things are the way they are and at giving their kids a good understanding of right and wrong, then those kids will figure out a lot of stuff on their own very quickly.
I just see two extremes way too often when I go out:
Patents who let their kids do whatever and don't establish themselves as a figure or trust and guidance.
Parents who take it too far into the other direction and force their own beliefs on their kids, maybe even passing on their own trauma.
Neither one is good imo. But also, keep in mind that sometimes (young) kids just ask questions to get a certain reaction out of you lol
Honestly, the majority of people with lots of money that live in my city have the least classy houses. It's either some soulless concrete corpo block or some gaudy thing with roman pillars in front of the entrance. That's the shit they don't show you on GQ lol
Is there anyone here who's worked as an engineer for Google, by chance? I'd honestly like to know about their work culture and how they would deal with stuff like this internally. Like, are the line managers understanding, or are they just screaming at their employees if shit hits the fan?
EA has tried this before, with predictable results. In 2020, EA Sports UFC 4 included full-screen ads for the Amazon Prime series The Boys that would appear during 'Replay' moments. These were absent from the game when it launched, with EA introducing the ads about a month later, thereby preventing them from being highlighted in...
The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant's brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....
After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources....
From the official stackoverflow account: We’re thrilled to announce we’re partnering with @OpenAI to bring best in class technical knowledge and the world’s most popular LLM models for AI development together! This groundbreaking partnership with OpenAI will drive our mission to empower the world to develop technology through collective knowledge.
Framework Laptop 16, six months later ( www.theverge.com )
Netflix mulls introducing free ad-supported tier. The circle is complete ( adguard.com )
Netflix, once a pioneer of ad-free viewing that offered a break from traditional TV norms, is now contemplating launching free ad-supported versions of its service in markets like Europe and Asia, Bloomberg reported....
Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims ( arstechnica.com )
Boy, 15, jailed for five years in Russia for opposing Putin and the Ukraine war ( metro.co.uk )
Also Human Rights in Ukraine: Russia sentences 15-year-old schoolboy to 5 years for criticizing Putin regime and war against Ukraine
OneDrive automatically backups folders in Windows 11 without users' permissions ( windowsreport.com )
According to the latest reports, Windows 11 has made an independent choice by automatically turning on OneDrive folder backup for Desktop, Pictures, Documents, Music, and Video folders without your permission. This signifies that, whether you approve or not, everything is becoming coordinated with the cloud....
Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free ( www.nbcnews.com )
Julian Assange is free....
Used VPN for cheaper YouTube Premium? Congrats, your subscription has been canceled ( www.androidauthority.com )
YouTube is experimenting with Notes, a crowdsourced feature that lets users add context to videos ( techcrunch.com )
Most annoying feature ever ( lemmy.world )
Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company ( arstechnica.com )
Despite seemingly having nothing else in the pipeline and the AI Pin being dead on arrival, Bloomberg reports the company is "seeking a price of between $750 million and $1 billion in a sale."
"Coercive climate" of Silicon Valley's AI boom fuels "troubling" sex parties, researcher says ( www.salon.com )
New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC ( arstechnica.com )
Free-Market Advocate, Elon Musk, Asks for U.S. Government to Put Tariffs on Chinese EV Imports ( medium.com )
We have to stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem ( www.theverge.com )
Instagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harm ( www.theverge.com )
cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/12699069...
This is what peak slavcore looks like (extra images in the comments) ( sh.itjust.works )
Nice house ( jlai.lu )
Google Accidentally Deleted $125 Billion Pension Fund's Account ( gizmodo.com )
Deactivating Facebook for just a few weeks reduces belief in fake news ( english.elpais.com )
Emoji Rule ( files.catbox.moe )
EA wants to place in-game ads in its full-price AAA games, again ( www.techspot.com )
EA has tried this before, with predictable results. In 2020, EA Sports UFC 4 included full-screen ads for the Amazon Prime series The Boys that would appear during 'Replay' moments. These were absent from the game when it launched, with EA introducing the ads about a month later, thereby preventing them from being highlighted in...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip ( arstechnica.com )
The first invasive brain chip that Neuralink embedded into a human brain has malfunctioned, with neuron-surveilling threads appearing to have become dislodged from the participant's brain, the company revealed in a blog post Wednesday....
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking, and color-coding of employees ( arstechnica.com )
After reversing its position on remote work, Dell is reportedly implementing new tracking techniques on May 13 to ensure its workers are following the company's return-to-office (RTO) policy, The Register reported today, citing anonymous sources....
I‘m running out of titles ( sh.itjust.works )
Stack Overflow and OpenAI Partner ( files.mastodon.online )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15315562...
USA school equipment ( lemy.lol )
Gen Z mostly doesn't care if influencers are actual humans, new study shows ( mashable.com )
„If companies were to do the right thing, they would lose the most valuable customers on earth, preteen kids” ( english.elpais.com )
There's a reason he was shot. ( lemmy.world )
But not the reason you think.
Stop making fun of people’s names ( sh.itjust.works )
Modern problems require modern solutions ( lemmy.world )
Catholic 'media ministry' defrocks AWOL AI priest after it told faithful you can baptise babies in Gatorade and that, sure, it can totally perform your wedding ( www.pcgamer.com )
YARRR ( slrpnk.net )
rule ( lemmy.zip )