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Doesn’t that mean a company could gain huge market share and profits by being the only one with a smaller phone? I don’t buy your self-reinforcing cycle. I thi
by brookst 3y ago
Doesn’t that mean a company could gain huge market share and profits by being the only one with a smaller phone?
I don’t buy your self-reinforcing cycle. I think it’s pure demand — consumers want bigger phones, scale economies mean small phones cost more per unit to produce, nobody wants to make an unprofitable niche device.
- benj111 3y agoI'd say the self reinforcing element is a bigger phone allows for a bigger battery and other bigger numbers. It's easier to market bigger numbers so that's what gets prioritised. Re consumer demand. Would most care? I would guess 50% of phone buyers only actually use basic functionality, but then those aren't the ones spending loads for the latest model, so that would seem to be more fashion/economics, rather than demand per se.