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cost of 16gb ipad mini = £269
cost of 32gb ipad mini = £349
difference is 80 quid
16gb SD card is under a tenner, and will continue to get cheaper, and 32gb will eventually be under a tenner too.
we're paying 80 quid (70 pounds more than an SD card) for the inability to upgrade space on a device that has been designed "for us".
<rant>
I feel cheated whenever the design of the products and services we use is twisted to serve the financial self-interests of businesses.
Design of products and services for the people should be in the interest of the people. Whenever serving the user need is deliberately sacrificed in favour of lucrative profit, the user loses.
I do not like supporting products and systems that do this.
</rant>
this is sort of why i like the open source hardware movement. hasn't really taken off yet, but i get the feeling that it might. and should.
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