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"While Apple, Google, and Facebook are beginning to offer tools to better understand how much we use their devices and services, those companies can’t viably fi
by jeffbarg 8y ago
"While Apple, Google, and Facebook are beginning to offer tools to better understand how much we use their devices and services, those companies can’t viably fix technology addiction because their businesses prevent them from doing so."
Apple's business doesn't. I think Screen Time and App Limits will likely become two of Apple's main competitive advantages going forward because of it -- there's no way Google or Facebook could offer such a product for their services in any meaningful way without destroying their core business.
- ryandvm 8y agoNot sure about Facebook, but Google is already beta testing exactly what you're talking about: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/6/17655520/google-digital-wellbeing-beta-now-available-dashboard-app-timers-wind-down https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/6/17655520/google-digital-we... I have it on my Pixel 2 and it works great.
- emsy 8y agoI'm curious whether the data is stored locally or if it's also sent to Google, possibly to be used against your interest.
- maxxxxx 8y ago"Apple's business doesn't. I think Screen Time and App Limits will likely become two of Apple's main competitive advantages going forward because of it -- there's no way Google or Facebook could offer such a product for their services in any meaningful way without destroying their core business. " Sure Apple depends on screen addiction too. Why would somebody buy a $1000+ phone and then not use it?
- eswat 8y agoThink a smarter, more sustainable usage model phone companies should depend on is controlled use, not addiction. You eventually just get an unhappy userbase that’s about to burn themselves out of your ecosystem with the latter. Think this is what the OP is hinting at since Apple has pricing models that are less reliant on the latter.