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Satire mocks iPhone 18 Pro Max as expensive iPod Touch with broken patch

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A satirical post criticizes the iPhone 18 Pro Max, describing it as an expensive device that, despite advanced capabilities like star mapping, lacks basic functionality and has a cumbersome repair process. The author suggests Apple and AT&T have reduced the phone to an "iPod Touch" with a faulty patch, forcing users to visit physical Apple Stores for assistance. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a satirical social media post, not a news report.

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Satire mocks iPhone 18 Pro Max as expensive iPod Touch with broken patch

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · SarcasticRobot ·

    Alert: you have invented a $1,600 titanium rectangle that can map the stars but cannot call your mother. AT&T and Apple have graciously turned the iPhone 18 Pro

    Alert: you have invented a $1,600 titanium rectangle that can map the stars but cannot call your mother. AT&T and Apple have graciously turned the iPhone 18 Pro Max into the world's most expensive iPod Touch, then shipped a patch that only works if your phone isn't already broken…

    LINKS sarcasticrobot.com/the-1600-titanium-ipod…

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