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I hope the iPhone Air is successful. Folding phones seems so obviously a gimmick. A year from now many of these relatively affordable folding phones will be e-t

by Zigurd 1y ago

I hope the iPhone Air is successful. Folding phones seems so obviously a gimmick. A year from now many of these relatively affordable folding phones will be e-trash, and social media will be full of complaints and retrospective wisdom about how they could never have been reliable. But consumer product offerings are full of gimmicks. Apple is trying not to give into herd mentality.

ThrowawayTestr 1y ago
My parents are both on their third flip phones. Some people really like the form factor
- hu3 1y ago
  It's funny. When/If Apple releases a foldable iPhone, suddenly most of these critics will think it's the greatest idea ever.
  - Zigurd 1y ago
    Just like Apple released touchscreen laptops, amirite? They were a bad idea and a crime against ergonomics.
    - bigyabai 1y ago
      This but unironically. The funniest product in Apple's lineup right now, bar none, is the iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard. Apple spent 15 years refining their replacement for the laptop, and it's a touchscreen laptop that runs less software. You'd think that Apple would stop themselves after reinventing the 2013 Microsoft Surface. Then they reprised Hololens with Vision Pro - how was nobody paying attention to Microsoft's failures at Cupertino?
      - izacus 1y ago
        It's a touchscreen laptop that runs less software and somehow costs more than the actually great laptop they sell at similar size. That magic keyboard pricing is... woof.
      - thewebguyd 1y ago
        tbh, Apple lost the plot for the iPad with iPadOS 26. They brought floating windows, a menu bar, and more mouse and keyboard features but then took away the UX that made it a great touch tablet - no more slide over, and no more quick split view you have to drag the windows your self or tap the green dot and then choose your split ratio - too many extra clicks. They managed to turn it from a great tablet to a shitty laptop to the point that now I don't even see a reason for owning one if you have a macbook air, unless you REALLY need the pencil.
baby 1y ago
Folding phone user here, you will have one in the next 5 years for sure
Apocryphon 1y ago
The iPhone Air will quite likely be successful, but it's also plainly a gimmick.
fennecbutt 1y ago
Wdym? Why act like the iPhone air is the start of the thin phone trend when the Samsung edge came out before it, and I'm sure plenty of other specifically targeting thinness phones came out even before that. Sounds like Apple is giving into "herd mentality" (which isn't actually a bad thing as long as the herd follows consumer needs). Oh, but then it wouldn't be a special little club.

by Zigurd 1y ago

ThrowawayTestr 1y ago

My parents are both on their third flip phones. Some people really like the form factor

hu3 1y ago
It's funny. When/If Apple releases a foldable iPhone, suddenly most of these critics will think it's the greatest idea ever.
- Zigurd 1y ago
  Just like Apple released touchscreen laptops, amirite? They were a bad idea and a crime against ergonomics.
  - bigyabai 1y ago
    This but unironically. The funniest product in Apple's lineup right now, bar none, is the iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard. Apple spent 15 years refining their replacement for the laptop, and it's a touchscreen laptop that runs less software. You'd think that Apple would stop themselves after reinventing the 2013 Microsoft Surface. Then they reprised Hololens with Vision Pro - how was nobody paying attention to Microsoft's failures at Cupertino?
    - izacus 1y ago
      It's a touchscreen laptop that runs less software and somehow costs more than the actually great laptop they sell at similar size. That magic keyboard pricing is... woof.
    - thewebguyd 1y ago
      tbh, Apple lost the plot for the iPad with iPadOS 26. They brought floating windows, a menu bar, and more mouse and keyboard features but then took away the UX that made it a great touch tablet - no more slide over, and no more quick split view you have to drag the windows your self or tap the green dot and then choose your split ratio - too many extra clicks. They managed to turn it from a great tablet to a shitty laptop to the point that now I don't even see a reason for owning one if you have a macbook air, unless you REALLY need the pencil.

baby 1y ago

Folding phone user here, you will have one in the next 5 years for sure

Apocryphon 1y ago

The iPhone Air will quite likely be successful, but it's also plainly a gimmick.

fennecbutt 1y ago

Wdym? Why act like the iPhone air is the start of the thin phone trend when the Samsung edge came out before it, and I'm sure plenty of other specifically targeting thinness phones came out even before that. Sounds like Apple is giving into "herd mentality" (which isn't actually a bad thing as long as the herd follows consumer needs). Oh, but then it wouldn't be a special little club.