bjtitus
Joined 18 years ago
Joined 18 years ago
At a macro level, yet another category where prices will continue to increase and buyer reaction will be subdued by lower installments and longer terms. Like 50 year mortgages and 7 year car loans.
But of course, this is the point. Phones are a durable good at this point. The focus on services and more financing options are the next levers without innovation.
I keep hearing this refrain that Starlink is going to connect everyone. LTE already covers 93% of the population globally [1]. There are obviously dead spots but I really don't see the economic case for Starlink coverage. I frequently travel with a mini and I appreciate the near certainty of connection but it seems like a luxury item. The vast majority of the time cell connection is fine. I suppose Starlink could eat all the telcos but it seems like they aren't too far behind and this connectivity will be commoditized.
[1] https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25...
The license is pretty much Apache 2.0
I guess I expected on the homepage or maybe "About" but I was looking for something related to whether you open PRs on my behalf given that OAuth prompt.
I think adding that or some explanation during onboarding about the permissions might help.
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/amazon-target...