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I suppose a lot of people who like to try and predict the next big thing would try and guess what the precursors are. For example where would you be looking now
by keyringlight 11mo ago
I suppose a lot of people who like to try and predict the next big thing would try and guess what the precursors are. For example where would you be looking now for the equivalent of a camera OS that would end up being Android years later? That was at the tail end of the period where consumer compact cameras were a big thing (before they were bundled into phones), so it could be that there's a path of evolution from smartphones to the next big thing, but I wouldn't want to place bets especially if you're trying to judge whether there's an audience for it.
- camillomiller 11mo agoI think no product comes close to the penetration of the iPhone, though. How would you compare that to what an iPod used to do? That's the fundamental difference with previous cycles. I think the smartphone in general is such a universal device, and nothing comes close to how much it can cover thousands of digital needs. Take the AI pin style devices: what are the incentives in going from a perfected device like the iPhone to something that limits you to a single type of interaction, that technically the smartphone can already cover?