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When all one has is a smartphone, everything starts looking like something that can be integrated with said smartphone. And as is typical one ends up with a ha
by blub 7y ago
When all one has is a smartphone, everything starts looking like something that can be integrated with said smartphone.
And as is typical one ends up with a half-assed solution that will stop working in 2 years when Apple/Google change some API or the app isn't maintained any more.
No matter how awesome it seems at launch and how good the quality, anything relying on smartphones is basically disposable.
- dannyw 7y agoThat's what happens when non-tech companies make products with fixed firmware, and don't back it with a commitment to upgrade and maintain it - almost SaaS like. It's hard to go back to a regular (non-upgrading) car after driving a Tesla, for example. If some camera maker realises that software is just as important as hardware, and continuously upgrades one model for 5 years, including tight integration with apps, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.