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The bill wont strictly "mandate buying a Google Kids Watch" but it will stipulate a ban on smart phones (iPhones being the dominant device) in schools. The Goog
by SavageBeast 2y ago
The bill wont strictly "mandate buying a Google Kids Watch" but it will stipulate a ban on smart phones (iPhones being the dominant device) in schools. The Google Kiddie Crack watch is $200, the Apple Watch can't compete at that price point. Dumb Phones (flip phone) wont offer location tracking the parents can monitor.
What option is a parent to choose I wonder? This product seems suspiciously designed for a very specific set of conditions to emerge.
"This whole essay you wrote is taking that conclusion jump and rolling straight into the worst case scenario."
You call it a "conclusion jump", I call it a Rational Explanation.
- jjulius 2y ago>What option is a parent to choose I wonder? You do know that there are other alternatives to smartphones besides a "Google Kids Watch", yes? Edit: > If passed, schoolchildren will be allowed to carry simple phones that cannot access the internet but do have the capability to send texts... That's every dumb phone out there, and a far cry from Google cornering some kind of market. Plenty of options available from a variety of vendors and price points. Maybe go outside, take a walk and get some fresh air for a sec?
- ethbr1 2y agoFurthermore, if this and similar laws create a new set of requirements for school devices, companies (including Apple!) will create products to meet demand. It seems like the tail wagging the dog to reason back from a dominant device now being excluded to regulation shouldn't happen.
- mikeyouse 2y ago> The Google Kiddie Crack watch is $200, the Apple Watch can't compete at that price point. The cheapest Apple Watch is only $250.. they could obviously sell one at a cheaper point via the Education portal if there was sufficient reason to (like a nationwide ban on cell phones).
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