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>> It's really hard to fault a company for not innovating when nobody else is innovating either. CES 2019 starts in few days, and rumor is that we'll see folda

by mamon 8y ago

>> It's really hard to fault a company for not innovating when nobody else is innovating either. CES 2019 starts in few days, and rumor is that we'll see foldable smartphones there, so there are still some companies innovating, Apple just isn't one of them.

300bps 8y ago
so there are still some companies innovating, Apple just isn't one of them. I agree and it’s been true for some time. I was an early adopter of iPhone but went one upgrade cycle with a Windows Phone. It gave me several benefits that iPhone either didn’t have at the time (like wireless charging) or that they still don’t have (easy “child” mode that limits access to specific apps and disables ability to send or read messages).
bilbo0s 8y ago
>and rumor is that we'll see foldable smartphones there... Wait... what? You think making a smart phone fold is innovative? I don't know man? I think maybe I'm just crazy or something. I still use my iphone 5, it seems to work fine. I don't really understand why I need to upgrade to the latest and greatest thing every year. But for me, asking me to pay hundreds of dollars for a new phone, when my old phone works perfectly fine, seems a bit silly. And then to say, "But this one will FOLD!!!" just makes me think you're insulting my intelligence.
- lultimouomo 8y ago
  > You think making a smart phone fold is innovative? To be clear, the screen itself folds. I'd say that is a pretty nifty innovation (assuming the quality of the image is still comparable to non-foldable screens). Not sure it'll work as for the UX, but technically it is quite an advancement.
- FakeComments 8y ago
  ....I think it’s pretty innovative. Even just straight up copying the folding tablets from Westworld, it would change how I interact with technology to have a device that spans pocket sized and tablet sized. A tri-fold phone could be a really big deal for me.

by mamon 8y ago

300bps 8y ago

so there are still some companies innovating, Apple just isn't one of them. I agree and it’s been true for some time. I was an early adopter of iPhone but went one upgrade cycle with a Windows Phone. It gave me several benefits that iPhone either didn’t have at the time (like wireless charging) or that they still don’t have (easy “child” mode that limits access to specific apps and disables ability to send or read messages).

bilbo0s 8y ago

>and rumor is that we'll see foldable smartphones there... Wait... what? You think making a smart phone fold is innovative? I don't know man? I think maybe I'm just crazy or something. I still use my iphone 5, it seems to work fine. I don't really understand why I need to upgrade to the latest and greatest thing every year. But for me, asking me to pay hundreds of dollars for a new phone, when my old phone works perfectly fine, seems a bit silly. And then to say, "But this one will FOLD!!!" just makes me think you're insulting my intelligence.

lultimouomo 8y ago
> You think making a smart phone fold is innovative? To be clear, the screen itself folds. I'd say that is a pretty nifty innovation (assuming the quality of the image is still comparable to non-foldable screens). Not sure it'll work as for the UX, but technically it is quite an advancement.
FakeComments 8y ago
....I think it’s pretty innovative. Even just straight up copying the folding tablets from Westworld, it would change how I interact with technology to have a device that spans pocket sized and tablet sized. A tri-fold phone could be a really big deal for me.