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[–] esc@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

smartphones are essential in many places now.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago

Luckily iPhone is far from the only smartphone anywhere in the world.

[–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Are iPhones the only smart phone that exists?

[–] esc@piefed.social -4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not really, what's your point? They are smartphones.

[–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods.

Their point was made clear to everyone else