I think you're right, though you're talking about an old era, where the iPhone was truly revolutionary, but how do you think the Duo is different from the other folds now?
the first iPhone was years ahead of its time, but the first Apple foldable is arguably the exact same (if not inferior) to the competition, with the exception of the good user experience we're used to from Apple
Based on the marketing materials, the Duo is different from other folds because:
- Runs iOS with lots(?) of attention to UI
- Won't break from a piece of dust
- IP68 rated
- Will actually receive software updates unlike many Android devices
et cetera et cetera
> the first iPhone was years ahead of its time
Not really, not if you were paying attention to the market at the time. It was the first smartphone to put everything in a cohesive package instead of being a weird little computer that could make phone calls, but technologically it was comparable to features that already existed when it released. The real innovation was in UI and product design.
How can you make a computer or smartphone that's distinct from the competition? These are commodity appliances built to a price point with some graphic design slapped on top to pretty it up.
The iPhone launch was met with a lot of derision and eye-rolling despite that being the result of a half decade "effort to make themselves distinct from the competition".
Those events are rare, the opportunities to really shake things up are fleeting, as everyone is driving forward with relentless, incremental progress that quickly closes up all but the biggest gaps.
What could they possibly do that wouldn't be slammed as derivative?
I’ve been in your same situation for a long time now and I’ve been building a platform to help myself navigate through so many PRs, and doing all of this on github wasn’t sustainable, you could try it out and see if it helps your situation.
https://pyor.review
humans are still better at coding, AI is just faster and cheaper, not better.
the cheap code is still cheap, and we need real engineers to review it still to convert it to high quality code.
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