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I have to get one for my grandparents. They are the type that will vacuum a room and walk out backwards while vacuuming just to get the straight lines in the ca

I have to get one for my grandparents. They are the type that will vacuum a room and walk out backwards while vacuuming just to get the straight lines in the carpet. The Roomba doesn't leave the straight lines, and it bothers them, so they don't use it. So yes, while they won't care how it works, they will like that it vacuums like they do. And that means something.

ivankirigin 17y ago
There are certainly a number of people who would buy this for that reason. But I think of the people who are particular about vacuuming, many more of them won't buy a robot at all. I can't imagine selling millions of this because of people who care enough to have straight lines but not enough to do it themselves. The scale really does matter too. Software and hardware are very different businesses. If they don't get to a sufficient scale, their cost per unit will be higher, and their margins much smaller.