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And Google could prevent this problem by putting default budget limits on their API, but of course they won't - employees unintentionally overspending is part of the cloud business model

The SE 2 launched in April 2020 at US$399, six months before the 12 mini. Anyone who mainly wanted a small iPhone had already bought one, so the mini’s natural audience was split before it launched.

For most of the world, the phone is the only screen they have, so of course they want a big one. People who carry a laptop and want a light portable phone for messages, maps and payments are a minority, and a fairly wealthy one.

The Mini also outperformed in Japan, which sales are now declining in.

Unwieldy overpriced bricks being forced on everyone doesn't seem like a good long term strategy.

I think you need to check your math there. 40 million devices in 2 billion is 2%. Not 0.001%

A quick search resulted in this: "Android malware saw a 67% increase in 2025, with over 40 million downloads of malicious apps targeting banking and stealing data, frequently hiding in "Tools" and utility apps on the Google Play Store."

So no, I don't think that's a small amount of risk, even if there's billions of Android users in the wild.

Especially considering how much money can be stolen from peoples bank accounts

Still a bold move considering the increased malware on android devices vs ios. My parents would have their banking information stolen within 6 months

.. or that other people on their network/Shared public IP have installed

So it's basically like submitting an iOS app to the app store.

Seems like the kind of advice that was true up until about 10 years ago

Exactly

Why are we assuming that this isn't a quality/comfortable wheelchair?

Was this a Nyotaimori situation or did you mean "with my wife"

71% of the US population is white.

34-40% of Harvard students are white.

26% of Stanford students are white.

Yeah, sounds like a really valid conspiracy you have there