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[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 162 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Title reads like an onion headline.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 46 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I legit thought it was a joke too.

[–] mustardman@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It reads like thick satire, I think it's a joke.

Edit: I think I misinterpreted you referring to Apple and not the article. Oh well lol.

[–] Rough_N_Ready@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I read it in the voice of Professor Farnsworth lol

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 91 points 2 years ago (5 children)

What happens if I use it on an Android phone? Will it burst into flames?

[–] chirospasm@lemmy.ml 89 points 2 years ago

A chemical compound causes the cloth to turn blue when polishing an iPhone, green when polishing an Android. It's only a subtle difference.

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Tim Apple shows up at your house with a baseball bat.

It’s ok though, he just wants to talk.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You might want to watch out your front window Larry, you'll see what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass.

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[–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

This voids the cloths warranty.

[–] Miqo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Don't exaggerate! Just a lawsuit.

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[–] weew@lemmy.ca 55 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Is it certified for clockwise wiping only, or is it bidirectional?

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 22 points 2 years ago

I think it is a subscription based model.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's the opposite of whatever everyone else does

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Wax on, wax off.

[–] art@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

You're wiping it wrong.

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[–] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 54 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I had to Google this because I didn't believe it was a real product.

Why on Earth would you buy one of these? You can literally wipe your phone screen with a microfibre cloth and you can buy a bunch of them for about £2.

[–] WorstPyroEver@lemmy.ca 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or do what everyone does and wipe back and forth real fast on your shirt

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (17 children)

Been doing that for a lot of years, never had an issue.

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[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 21 points 2 years ago

Fine print: use of non-Apple cleaning tools voids warranty.

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[–] PlushySD@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago

Phewww.. I thought I have to buy the iSwipe Pro Max 27 for $1,000 to clean my new iPhone

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Apple assures us that this cloth, with its supple “nonabrasive material,” can “safely and effectively” clean any Apple display, even the high-tech nano-texture glass of the Pro Display XDR.

If the insinuation is that the Pro Display XDR has glass that needs special care, that sounds like a product that many would not consider a good choice for "pros".

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

All the reviews says that the incredibly expensive monitor has that micro texture on the glass that will impregnate with finger oils making it extremely hard to clean. So when a client touches your screen (because clients always need to physically touch your screen when they need to prove their point) it will leave a permanent mark on it. So "pro"

[–] ComradeBunnie@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My old manager once drew on my screen with his pen when pointing out something.

He would also leave his coffee cups on my desk including a nasty ring.

I was so glad when he left, and am even more glad to work from home where people can't draw on my damn monitor.

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[–] yuriy@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This article is really trying for an eye-rolling kind of tone while at the same time, literally just being an advertisement for new Apple products.

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[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Don't know why but polishing cloth strikes me as slightly dirty lol

Exit: would also accept "rubs me the wrong way"

[–] deleted@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is why I like apple.

I just updated the firmware of my apple cloth and now it cleans 10% faster.

[–] ky56@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ahem... Don't you mean 10% slower?

[–] deleted@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

There’s a negative impact overall since apple throttled swipe speed due to aging cloth nonabrasive material.

But I feel 13% happier so that would offset the negative impact.

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Though soon it will be transitioning to a subscription based model.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Lower upfront cost, but they get you in the long run.

[–] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 14 points 2 years ago

Knowing Apple, they must have thought about a way to make old polishing cloths specifically incompatible with their newer screens.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm surprised they didn't mention it during their totally not cringeworthy meeting with mother nature

[–] imperator3733@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But does it still support the first-gen iPhone?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Compatibility only goes back to the iPhone 5.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is the thing about Apple and why this sort of thing doesn't bother me. Overall, their hardware, at least their phones and notebooks, are relatively similarly priced to the competition with similar hardware. Then they charge buckets for all the accessories. But if you pay for those accessories, that's on you. It's not an Apple Tax, it's a Stupid Tax.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s not an Apple Tax, it’s a Stupid Tax.

If you buy Apple products, you are already grandfathered into that Stupid Tax.

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[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Only their phones are similarly priced and that's only if you look at the most expensive android phones

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[–] merrick@normalcity.life 8 points 2 years ago
[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

And of course sold at a vastly inflated price.

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