There’s an old interview where Steve Jobs calls out Microsoft in having no taste.
You get a bunch of cocky guys together that say “well the foldable phone is feasible and within our budget, let’s impress people’s demands”
Instead of taking a step back and wondering if pressing this hard is really worth the effort. Like there’s really a convincing need for a folding screen other than quickly tiring party tricks before it goes back to being a boring large Android phone.
Steve was an ass, he thought the average consumer was dumb and didn’t know what they wanted. I couldn’t imagine him catering this hard.
The size reduction of the iPod nano was an example of something consumers found compelling. It was a success and it took a lot of effort to reduce size/price
The takeaway from this is:
Google has taken on the risk factor of a releasing a screen no other company has achieved thus far for a small market that will at most benefit their image.
I just don’t think it’s a surprise Apple isn’t trying to create a seamless Nintendo DS like device so business men can pretend they’re reading WSJ in cyber dystopian 1987.
Dumb
You get a bunch of cocky guys together that say “well the foldable phone is feasible and within our budget, let’s impress people’s demands”
Instead of taking a step back and wondering if pressing this hard is really worth the effort. Like there’s really a convincing need for a folding screen other than quickly tiring party tricks before it goes back to being a boring large Android phone.
Steve was an ass, he thought the average consumer was dumb and didn’t know what they wanted. I couldn’t imagine him catering this hard.
The size reduction of the iPod nano was an example of something consumers found compelling. It was a success and it took a lot of effort to reduce size/price
The takeaway from this is:
Google has taken on the risk factor of a releasing a screen no other company has achieved thus far for a small market that will at most benefit their image.
I just don’t think it’s a surprise Apple isn’t trying to create a seamless Nintendo DS like device so business men can pretend they’re reading WSJ in cyber dystopian 1987.
Dumb