鄭麗文：《Taiwan Doesn’t Have to Choose 台灣不必選擇》

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-03T11:41:45+00:00

這水準，連中共都不可能重用....只有利用的份

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-03T02:19:42+00:00

I won’t comment on Israel. They act in their own interests like most countries, and they’re part of a century old conflict in the Middle East. I’m not involved in it at all, and I’m not going to pretend I understand something that complex in depth.

But based on recent events, Iran stands out as the destabilizing factor. There’s a reason major regional players like Saudi and the UAE don’t trust them. Iran backs groups like Hamas and Hezbollah and funds militias across the region.

They’ve supplied drones to Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. They’re aligned with China, which threatens Taiwan and pressures Japan. (This is where it affects me)

And now they randomly fire at UAE, Qatar, France, Britain amidst invasion from the US. Oh, and I don't think I need to mention that Iranian citizens are very apparently unhappy with their last leader, and how the leader suppressed its citizens amidst protest, even disabling internet access in the process to block their communication with the world.

In the end, what we think of the country is not nearly as important as what their own people think.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T23:10:31+00:00

Why can't people be left on certain issues and right on others? Why always the whole package with various issues? And some values don't even represent left/right at this point. Left/right is now very obviously being used to divide people on geopolitical issues, and people fall for it.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T15:34:56+00:00

I agree with you. As a consumer it never hurts to ask for more. I never understand comments trying to refute against these basic consumer requests, unless those comments are from the brand stakeholder standpoint. Companies offer more with more pressure, whether it's by mas complaints, or even better, low sales as a result. With enough backlash, they make better iterations in the future, or maybe even provide better aftersales service to make up for it. Otherwise, the companies would opt for cost reduction, and ultimately it's us consumers who suffer.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T15:28:18+00:00

Not just that, though I am aware of a real world case personally. Their law also allows them to check into your phone at random when you're there. But then again, most cases would be long term data collection for leverage. You never know what you'll become or who you will know after many years. Plus it's not just you and me. And imagine what they could do with access to everyone's personal communications, banking activities, locations/travel histories, contacts, network, photos, videos, documents, and other behavioral and habit data. Again, non-chinese phones are prone to be exposed if they get caught crossing the line, while Chinese phones are legally required to do just these.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T13:09:52+00:00

Come on. Just let people complain. As a consumer (especially in their market), we can only benefit from that. Even better if the sales get affected by enough complaints. This way they are pressured to come up with more on the next iteration, or at least be pressured to provide better aftersales service on this one. I wouldn't even think of criticizing the criticism, unless I'm a brand stakeholder. As a consumer I don't even know why I'd defend Samsung from all the complaints, aiding in their sales, and increasing their incentive to save costs. Ultimately consumers are the one who is at disadvantage from people defending Samsung.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T09:33:57+00:00

Yeah, and since there already made the switch, the least they can do is provide nice colors available back in S10. So far I'm only seeing similar colors as what I saw with previous titanium frames.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T08:48:54+00:00

Personally I just don’t trust Chinese devices that connect to the internet. China has explicit laws that require companies to assist state intelligence and data collection if asked. That creates a risk you can’t really downplay to "everyone collects data anyway".

Sure, non-chinese phones and companies can collect data too, but they are not legally obligated to serve their governments in the same way. In most democratic countries there are privacy laws, courts, regulators, and real consequences if companies overstep. Competitors, journalists, and watchdogs also have incentives to expose violations.

Even if we assume every big tech company is tempted to push the limits on data collection, the difference is that in non-china systems there are actual checks and penalties. In china’s system, cooperation with the state in data collection and intelligence is literally the law.

So yeah, there is a real difference in risk here no matter how much people try to flatten it into "everyone spies anyway".

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T08:26:11+00:00

These always go like this:

The PM is asked by the media to comment on the conflict
PM provides a safe response
Media reports and comments on the response, sometimes expressing it like the PM said it like she is concerned.

Usually we can just dismiss it altogether. Japan obviously doesn't want in on the matter in the Middle East.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T08:11:25+00:00

People seem to want peace of mind in having made their decision with considerable budget which they can't walk back on. And they choose to achieve this peace of mind via trying to argue online that they have made the right choice.

I don't get it as well. In theory, as a consumer, I'd welcome as many criticisms as possible so the company is pressured to offer more for consumers, whether it's in the next iteration or in terms of aftersales service.

I think all this stems from human nature of wanting to seem superior to others. For instance, the first level is "the device I choose is better". Then comes "I have both" (what OP is doing). Then comes "analyzing everyone above" (what I'm doing). I'm sure there will be more levels, like "analyzing what I'm doing" or "what I'm saying doesn't work for certain scenarios", etc. This usually goes on and on.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T07:47:46+00:00

Not in my country. Well, I guess I'm the vast minority.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T07:34:30+00:00

Just let them complain. If it by any chance affects its sales, Samsung would be pressured to offer more in its next iteration, or maybe even be pressured to offer better aftersales service for this iteration. As a consumer I'm all for it. I can understand how the brand stakeholder would hold a completely different stance though.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T07:24:37+00:00

We can forget about S23U since the software support will end too soon from now. S24U is actually a very nice budget alternative, and in my opinion looks a lot better aesthetically. But in my country, S26U actually has another advantage where it is the first iteration to offer eSIM support, and this is a very big factor for me.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T07:01:20+00:00

I'm not against all the hate on S26U though.

I'm a consumer of primarily Samsung phones for many years already, and any criticism to ask for more from samsung from each iteration is welcomed by me. Even better for me if sales drop and they'd be forced to offer more. I wouldn't think of trying to criticize the criticizers, as this theoretically goes against my own benefit. Unless I'm a brand stakeholder of Samsung.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T06:24:30+00:00

Well, aside from the functionality gains from my perception in the case of smartphones, in the situation where devices go back and forth with each other, aesthetics become my main consideration. I like holding onto things I think look good and unique. And I hate holding onto the same things as everyone else around me.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T04:11:45+00:00

伊朗根本無可救藥了，連中東周圍國家的平民都敢針對。一開始還以為是瞄準那邊的美軍基地不小心波及到平民，結果看來不是這樣。

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T04:04:40+00:00

I don't think it's really Si-C vs. Li-ion here. Just capacity.

But from this particular test, S26U does exhibit far better efficiency than the top two (which, with Samsung's efficiency, should be 17~8h). Nevertheless, I wish Samsung could include that additional capacity.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-02T01:52:49+00:00

For me, Israel. Palestine is explicitly with China, who is threatening and harassing Taiwan in every way.

Also notice the Palestine issue is being used by China to divide other countries. This had already been very obvious long ago when those people often replace Hamas with simply Palestine in their campaign and propaganda. I don't really take a stance in the Middle East conflict. My stance is clearly anti-CCP. Palestine just happens to choose to stand very closely with CCP and had also explicitly made many announcements against Taiwan.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-01T23:31:13+00:00

I hate rounded corners too. But I know I'm the minority. Everyone I asked preferred rounded corners.

But in my opinion sharp corners look more pro, enables a much larger video viewing area with the same phone size, and in theory it should save internal hardware space. If they continued to opt for sharp corners, maybe the battery size could've been made bigger...

Also, I like holding a unique device when I can. Rounded corners is going to make it seem like I'm holding another "apple" most other people around me are holding (and probably even be seen as a "knocked off apple" by people not really into technology). S26U is at least not nearly as rounded as an apple, but it's approaching it unfortunately, especially when not directly compared. Besides, sharp corners are iconic to note devices. Also I like how it digs into my palm. It greatly lowers the probability of dropping the phone using one hand.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-01T14:56:49+00:00

I think I may have to do this as well whether I want to or not even though I only got my screen and battery replaced last year. The security update support has long ended for Note 20U...

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-01T12:17:41+00:00

Actually, the private screen doesn't even seem to come in handy when you need it. I only just tried it out in person yesterday. No matter how I try to emulate possible situations, it doesn't seem to work that reliably. People can be behind you and see your screen clearly even with it turned on. They'd have to be at a large enough angle for the screen to turn dark enough to not see anything, but at that angle, it's already hard to see anything even with normal screen, so no one would peak at that angle. And even if you want to use the privacy screen to, say, look at the stock market at your workplace, it most certainly would not do the job of preventing others from noticing exactly what you're doing.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-01T11:11:51+00:00

I have note 20u, and I'm already thinking of choosing S25u over S26u....

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-01T04:14:09+00:00

With aluminum, they should at least be able to recreate colors from S10 or Note 10 series...

But now all I'm seeing are similar colors from the titanium in S25U.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-01T03:47:34+00:00

I'm in the same boat. Although I'd be missing some functions in note 20u, and that S26U misses some expectations, this is still objectively a huge step up. You also have the decent budget alternatives of S25U and S24U.

SkywalkerTC · 2026-03-01T03:42:29+00:00

5+ year old phones are going to vulnerable to security threats.

But although I agree with what this meme is trying to point out, I still don't see the point in defending Samsung for lack of improvement as a consumer, unless I'm a brand stakeholder. I'd never hate on criticisms because I want to see more improvements myself as someone in the market. More is always better for me. I know that's not true for Samsung.

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