geiko

Yeah, it’s pretty much it’s own brand. It’s the same as FIFA in my mind. If anyone bought EA, it would be crazy to imagine taking it away from any existing platform (read: xbox or PS and PC, the others are probably less popular). Part of the reason it’s such a strong brand is it’s availability. MS has Halo, and while they probably have great numbers for an exclusive, it doesn’t change the fact that it simply doesn’t compete with a multiplat AAA. Would be silly [for now] to limit it’s reach this early after purchase.

With the S22 pricing leaks (and this phone’s official price kind of confirming the direction prices are going), I’m curious to see the iPhone prices later this year. I have a feeling the great pricing for flagship phones of the past few years have ended, with the pandemic and chip shortages. But companies like Apple and Google can definitely eat the cost of selling low more easily than other players around. Also it’s a bit easier for Samsung to price high given that there’ll be discounts sooner or later.

Sucks for the content creators stuck behind these executive decisions, but that’s the only way they’ll listen. Spotify in general is a shit app, but the podcast interface is a slap in the face of end users, not to mention the idea of combining such different mediums.

There was a report on Joe Rogan that he was losing listeners since his move to Spotify. It was an article here on Verge. I’d doubt that even smaller podcasters didn’t see the same effect. You’re literally limiting the physical locations to consume your free media. It’s only natural that that action minimizes your reach.

https://www.theverge.com/22632213/joe-rogan-experience-spotify-exclusive-audience-reach

Yeah, I’m not worried about UI honestly. My biggest worry is those little features that Google add that you don’t realize are Pixel exclusives until you move on. Things like spam screening calls and texts, squeeze for assistant (which Google themselves dropped), and all the other things that I got so used to over the years.

Colors already leaked fyi:

https://www.91mobiles.com/hub/exclusive-samsung-galaxy-s22-galaxy-s22-ultra-renders-colour-options/

This is my next, for the regular S22. Pixel disappointed me with no small option, so this will be my first non-Google phone since the LG G2.

This will really be a stress test for a lot of these shows. I think everyone was ready to fully go back to normal this year and Omicron has other plans. For the Grammys at least, this is good news for us dodging that shitshow.