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I don't know. Some of the tweets are funny, but it's effortless to be cynical about other peoples work. (Especially when presented by non-native English speaker

by idoco 8y ago

I don't know. Some of the tweets are funny, but it's effortless to be cynical about other peoples work. (Especially when presented by non-native English speakers) Similar lines could have been written about once crazy ideas that we take for granted today.

seapunk 8y ago
> Similar lines could have been written about once crazy ideas that we take for granted today. That's right, I hope some startups will succeed even if they are mocked or criticised like it was the case for Dropbox.
ranit 8y ago
> Similar lines could have been written about once crazy ideas that we take for granted today. The post mocks the presentation of the products, not the products. Submitted title here in HN makes it look like it is about mocking the things.
- mimixco 8y ago
  Actually, the guy is spot-on. Not only are the ads dumb, the actual products are dumb, too. Is there one thing on that list that the world needs?
macNchz 8y ago
Yeah, I’m usually pretty cynical in general about the bevy of marketing hyped ‘smart’ devices being sold these days, but this takedown feels really low effort. Some of the products being mocked actually look like interesting ideas written off because of their bad marketing copy. I actually looked up the mini dishwasher from one of the pictures because I’d like a portable dishwasher for my small apartment kitchen. The the ones on the market right now are really clunky and it appears to have been a zero-innovation kind of space for some time. Unfortunately the first version is Euro-only, but I have my eye on it for the future.
notus 8y ago
Most of the products are pretty terrible or lack innovation. Seems like things I would have found at a sharper image 20 years ago. That being said it doesnt preclude them from success considering electric scooters just became a billion dollar industry.

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I don't know. Some of the tweets are funny, but it's effortless to be cynical about other peoples work. (Especially when presented by non-native English speaker

by idoco 8y ago

seapunk 8y ago
> Similar lines could have been written about once crazy ideas that we take for granted today. That's right, I hope some startups will succeed even if they are mocked or criticised like it was the case for Dropbox.
ranit 8y ago
> Similar lines could have been written about once crazy ideas that we take for granted today. The post mocks the presentation of the products, not the products. Submitted title here in HN makes it look like it is about mocking the things.
- mimixco 8y ago
  Actually, the guy is spot-on. Not only are the ads dumb, the actual products are dumb, too. Is there one thing on that list that the world needs?
macNchz 8y ago
Yeah, I’m usually pretty cynical in general about the bevy of marketing hyped ‘smart’ devices being sold these days, but this takedown feels really low effort. Some of the products being mocked actually look like interesting ideas written off because of their bad marketing copy. I actually looked up the mini dishwasher from one of the pictures because I’d like a portable dishwasher for my small apartment kitchen. The the ones on the market right now are really clunky and it appears to have been a zero-innovation kind of space for some time. Unfortunately the first version is Euro-only, but I have my eye on it for the future.
notus 8y ago
Most of the products are pretty terrible or lack innovation. Seems like things I would have found at a sharper image 20 years ago. That being said it doesnt preclude them from success considering electric scooters just became a billion dollar industry.