Maybe it wasn't an argument at all, but a joke? Fancy that, and form an Apple use, of all people. (To be fair, I also use an Android phone, run my business on Linux, use Windows for testing, and have been eying a Chromebook Pixel for a while now)

Then we agree, if I didn't need it before today, I don't need it now. At least, as far as content on a website is concerned.

Until organizations that provide the paid services I rely on start cramming ads down my throat, I don't think it'll be an issue. Once they start that, we're all fucked, anyway.

Are you implying that I won't live past today if I don't disable my adblocker to be able to view the contents of laughatmycat.com?

No, in general, they don't. Very few Apple customers are satisfied, and that's exactly what Apple wants; a satisfied user doesn't upgrade. I say this as someone who's quite satisfied with my HTC One (M7, not the M8 that came out this year) and iPad Air, but becoming less and less satisfied with my 2011 (e.g. aging hardware) 17" MBP, but sticking with it because I'd be less satisfied with a smaller display and I'm not yet so dissatisfied with it the switch back to a PC.

To put that into perspective for you, I wanted the M8 when it came out, but the M7 still satisfies my needs; I can't justify the upgrade, so I don't spend the money; if I weren't still satisfied with the M7, I'd have the M8 and HTC would have made more money. Likewise, I'm satisfied with the iPad Air, which is probably good as it's the newest model, but I'll likely remain satisfied with it for as long as it can run the newest version of iOS (or at least the version required for the apps I use), so Apple won't get any more of my money, which they want, there. As for my MBP? Well, Apple could have my money, but they quit making what I want in a laptop, so I simply remain unsatisfied.

And if you're away for an extended period and want to take a lot of photos or video? That 32GB may not be enough, but the ability to buy a few SD cards and swap them out as you fill them up sure would be useful. If that's not a use case you'll ever encounter, then great, you're all set, but that doesn't mean it's not a use case that exists.

Or, Apple could make a phone for those of us who want expandable storage and those who don't want that can not buy it, or simply not put a card in the slot. He can still be happy, but then so can I, says the Android user who would be an iPhone user if that one feature existed on the platform.

Well, if you read the comment I was addressing...........

When did things change from bashing Apple users by insinuating that they're gay to bashing gays by insinuating that they're Apple users?

Sitting here, next to my wife, reading Slashdot on my MBP, I have to say it made me giggle. It at least qualifies as funny, even if it doesn't advance to the next round on "Slashdot's Got Jokes".

What's funny is that I was just starting to be introduced to Apple products right around the time when Jobs was falling ill and loosening his grip on the company. At that point, Apple was making one product that caught my eye: the 17" MBP. Jobs loosened his grip and marketing cut the product I was interested in. Cook isn't doing well to keep me around, either.

Typed on my 17" MBP using an iPad Air as a secondary display.

Scratch that... I need to learn to read... really, seriously... sorry...

Interesting assessment. So, all this things you do with the "things you use for doing something"... let me ask you... how many of them could you do if there wasn't someone out there caring about accomplishing that thing, then making it possible?

I've lived this long without it. If I needed it, I wouldn't have,

Yeah it did, he's not seeing ads. Where did it say he *had* to buy? It seems he doesn't mind supporting sites by buying swag; he just doesn't want to see ads.

By default, adblock lets through a certain subset of non-intrusive ads. You can disable this, as well.