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it's disappointing to see such a contentless puff piece upvoted on hackernews. "radically reinvent?" "cynical view"? "minor qualifier"? it's a suffocating piece
by nikofeyn 9y ago
it's disappointing to see such a contentless puff piece upvoted on hackernews. "radically reinvent?" "cynical view"? "minor qualifier"? it's a suffocating piece with dangerous language meant to subtly sway its readers towards a predetermined conclusion.
as a side note regarding the design, i really dislike the camera sticking out the way it does. i tried it out at a store. i don't use cases for my phones, for many reasons, and so when you set the iPhone X (and 8 for that matter) on a table, it rocks back and forth due to the asymmetric stick out. pretty annoying and cheap feeling. there are plenty of other things wrong with this phone's design, so calling it a masterpiece is more than suspect.
- crabl 9y agoI actually don't mind the bump because I find it makes the phone easier to pick up on flat surfaces. Lifting my Samsung S8 off of a granite countertop feels like trying to pull apart two magnets, but the iPhone is far less "sticky" thanks to the bump.
- annabellish 9y agoIt's an interesting article, because yet again it seems to imply that Apple invented what they're doing. Edge-to-edge phones had existed for a long time before Apple released theirs, and Samsung's S8 family had even done it on a flagship level. Apple did it very well, but it isn't "true courage" to follow clear market trends.
- ToniCipriani 9y agoLook at the domain... explains a few things.