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I wonder what the chances of Apple jumping on bendable phones is. Apple has transformed into a company that lags in innovation and only makes safe moves. I wond
by ilovecaching 8y ago
I wonder what the chances of Apple jumping on bendable phones is. Apple has transformed into a company that lags in innovation and only makes safe moves. I wonder how long it will take for bendable to become “safe”.
- deytempo 8y agoI’m trying to think of a reason I would want to be able to wrap my phone around a pole... I’m happy with it being non foldable.
- sgillen 8y agoI see the appeal. Sometimes you want a small tablet sized screen but you want to carry around and use something with a phone sized form factor.
- fphhotchips 8y agoThis is why I want one. I like to carry a tablet to read books and take notes at the same time (Android multitasking + a bluetooth keyboard) in places (planes mostly) where my full laptop is a bit too big/too much overhead/doesn't have enough battery. Unfortunately, that adds weight, and it's another thing to keep charged. These seem like a great solution - if perhaps a little small for now.
- markmark 8y agoYeah, I'm a bit surprised by the comments like "who would want this". A phone that you can unfold into a tablet when you want more screen? It's awesome. Now I don't want this particular device, or the Samsung one, because the tech isn't quite there yet, but the second or third gen _could_ be amazing.
- Analemma_ 8y ago> Apple has transformed into a company that lags in innovation. At no point was Apple a company that was first in a product category. They didn’t make the first PC, the first portable MP3 player, the first smartphone (not even the first all-touchscreen smartphone), or the first smart watch. They won by jumping into these categories afterward and doing them better. Comments like this display an incredible ignorance of how Apple does business just to score cheap points.
- npunt 8y agoYep, first to market doesn't matter. First to useful does. Apple optimizes for the latter where integrating the new tech into a complete package that makes sense for the end user, rather than just being there for the sake of new. This is a chestnut you can roll out in every discussion on new tech, because the history of tech is littered with new ideas poorly executed, then (usually) Apple coming along and defining how it should be done, and then everyone copying that. Two recent examples I can think of of this phenomenon: * Asus' ScreenPad, a screen stuffed into the trackpad. Completely not integrated into the overall experience and a total gimmick. * Any Kinect-like product (LG's Project Tango phones, Intel RealSense, etc), which were essentially hardware demos without quality software to hit useful use cases
- stendinator 8y agoIIRC Apple jumped on the bendable-phone trend a few years ago, before everyone else.
- riyadparvez 8y agoDo you have any reference to backup that claim?
- georgemcbay 8y agoPretty sure its a joke referencing "bendgate".
- ilovecaching 8y agoOk, you got me, bravo
- bunnycorn 8y agoLook, a joke for a made up problem that didn't exist. Apple happily sold 100's of millions of "bendgate" phones, and 100's of millions of costumers happily used them and still use today, without a problem. Android fans are so full of themselves, they think anyone listens to them ahahahah
- zanny 8y agoApple is a major innovator in the bendable phone space, they were way ahead of the rest of the market with the iPhone 6 back in 2014. (search for bendgate)
- cronix 8y agoTypically they wait a few years before they "reimagine" it.