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There’s an old interview where Steve Jobs calls out Microsoft in having no taste. You get a bunch of cocky guys together that say “well the foldable phone is f
by pipeline_peak 3y ago
There’s an old interview where Steve Jobs calls out Microsoft in having no taste.
You get a bunch of cocky guys together that say “well the foldable phone is feasible and within our budget, let’s impress people’s demands”
Instead of taking a step back and wondering if pressing this hard is really worth the effort. Like there’s really a convincing need for a folding screen other than quickly tiring party tricks before it goes back to being a boring large Android phone.
Steve was an ass, he thought the average consumer was dumb and didn’t know what they wanted. I couldn’t imagine him catering this hard.
The size reduction of the iPod nano was an example of something consumers found compelling. It was a success and it took a lot of effort to reduce size/price
The takeaway from this is:
Google has taken on the risk factor of a releasing a screen no other company has achieved thus far for a small market that will at most benefit their image.
I just don’t think it’s a surprise Apple isn’t trying to create a seamless Nintendo DS like device so business men can pretend they’re reading WSJ in cyber dystopian 1987.
Dumb
- MBCook 3y ago> Google has taken on the risk factor of a releasing a screen no other company has achieved thus far for a small market that will at most benefit their image. Except Samsung has had foldable phones for a few years now.
- pipeline_peak 3y agoAh, my foldable screen news is out of date Perhaps while I was writing this long winded rant, I could’ve used my extra screen to read all about it.
- habitue 3y agoPersonally, I use the Samsung fold 4 and it's really nice. I don't want to go back to a smaller screen and was happy to see google copying it since it makes it more likely these phones will still exist (and maybe be competitively priced) when I need to buy a new one
- LeafItAlone 3y agoGoogle isn’t the first in the foldable market, as detailed in the article. There also already are rumors that Apple is also experimenting with foldable devices. To think they wouldn’t at least explore this is folly, especially within their iPad line. Over a decade later, who really cares what a 90s/00s era Steve Jobs might be doing today? Personally, I currently use Apple products almost exclusively and I wasn’t attracted to any of their devices until a post Jobs Apple. What Apple does best is take and existing idea or product, refine it, and make it better (for some, but certainly not all). If they can tackle the foldable market, I’m sure their devices will sell.
- dannyr 3y agoI know a bunch of people who love their foldables. I guarantee you though that Apple will "invent" a foldable phone in a few years and you'll use a different Steve Jobs quote to shower praises on Apple.