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The perception that Apple products are far superior to everything else is only held by those who are fanatical about them. "Apple is the world's greatest marketing company," someone once said.

I truly am at a loss as to why anyone would pay this kind of money 75,000 baht for a phone is obscene, I wouldn't pay that for a laptop or TV. Fanatical/obsessive is a good descriptor ... the same traits apply to religion. :duck: I'm happy with a $200 phone and I'm a tech-junkie. The brand/logo is ...

Too expensive for me, I thought. How could they afford it? Or, why? They can't, its on tick like everything else here. It’s not just Apple, Samsung sell phones equally expensive. True, I saw a 40k Xiaomi in MV also. Its just Apple people seem to be particularly fanatical/obsessive ... :duck:

The Thai Yakuza "police" look after their own ... "Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn will not be suspended from police duty, for now, said Pol Gen Kittirat "Big Tai" Phanphet, acting national police chief. Pol Gen Surachate was moved to inactive duty at ...

Yeah, Appleheads are nutters ... some idiots will actually pay that ... or get themselves into debt to have the 'latest and greatest' from their beloved tech megacorp!

Exactly, millions won't get a baht because they don't live anywhere near where they are registered (the same archaic system with voting). The tax-registered shop stipulation also eliminates most small mom-and-pop stores, so it just appears to be a big money spinner for 7-Elevens (CP).

Of course, but this is the 'Thailand News' thread, on a forum about Thailand, so we discuss things related to Thailand because we live here and it affects us.

PM Srettha Thavisin led a press conference to announce Wednesday that the 10,000 baht digital wallet handouts scheme is going ahead and can be used by the fourth quarter of 2024. Here are the key points: 1) About 50 million people will benefit from the scheme. Those eligible must be over 16 of age, ...

dundrillin wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:03 am I would have thought a weakening baht would have been a catalyst for foreign investors but perhaps they are expecting the baht to weaken further.

I guess a weakening currency = lack of confidence in the wider economy (which is essentially a house of cards in Thailand).

Right, the bloatware is a problem on all phones. The forced app usage is designed to force and lock users into their own ecosystem and stifle competitors, a practice pioneered by Apple (which has made billions in profit out of doing so and is now being sued for it). I deleted or disabled most of the...

NFC is a hardware component that needs a Secure Element Identifier (SEID) chip, so its down to the spec of the phone, not where it was bought. The better (more expensive) phones, such as the Redmi Note Pro versions or the POCO phones have it.

The Chinese brands (some of which are not so cheap anymore) run on the same operating systems with the same updates - Android. So its more likely to be the blocking or restriction of Chinese products by the EU or specific companies than a general software restriction. Most banking, security, ID, and...

Bourse sees foreign outflows of B68.9bn in first quarter Foreign investors sold Thai stocks worth 68.9 billion baht in the first quarter, including 41.2 billion in March alone, attributed to the delay in expected US interest rate cuts, economic conditions and weaker operating results of listed Thai...

Yes, we all know that eating out there (and most of Europe) is more expensive so posting restaurant bills from fancy pubs is pretty pointless. Groceries have always been cheaper there for me (especially in certain shops such as Aldi and Lidl). But that said, I haven't been for two years, so haven't ...