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They took a simple device, that was easy to make, and every china basement factory could make, and made it needlessly complicated. Now we have a chip shortage,
by ajsnigrutin 5y ago
They took a simple device, that was easy to make, and every china basement factory could make, and made it needlessly complicated.
Now we have a chip shortage, and not even a radio with volume control can be made without a chip that is backordered for 1y+
- whywhywhywhy 5y agoStill unfortunately more expensive buying the component than just putting the dial on a touchscreen. Even if it's objectively worse in absolutely every possible dimension you could ever grade it on.