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The "Free Market" showed that it is way more profitable to sell a shinny skinny phone that many replace instead of fixing after a year. Apple successfully brai
by sschueller 2y ago
The "Free Market" showed that it is way more profitable to sell a shinny skinny phone that many replace instead of fixing after a year.
Apple successfully brainwashed consumers via their brilliant ad compains that thinner and shiny is better than usability, longevity and the environment.
Samsung and others copied what made more money.
- alphabettsy 2y agoMaybe you’re right. Or maybe people aren’t brainwashed and instead are buying what they want. We in tech, myself certainly included, often have an idea of what people should want or prioritize rather than what they do.