• @ogeist
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    107 hours ago

    That is correct, there was a pre-established market that refused to advance (check the Sony Ericsson smartphones before the iPhone), same with the iPod. Once they got a product with market breaking features, it became a global phenomenon. I wonder what current markets are held down due to lack of imagination or greed.

    • Sunshine
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      47 hours ago

      wonder what current markets are held down due to lack of imagination or greed.

      I would say evs and renewables.

      • @ogeist
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        25 hours ago

        That is what Tesla did but quality didn’t hold up.

    • @[email protected]
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      I mean, they reduced battery life from 5 days to 1 and told everyone to suck it up, so there’s that’s.

      • Jesus
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        14 hours ago

        Or put another way, they look your 15in mobile computer with a few hours of battery life, made it small enough to fit in your pocket, and extended battery life for an entire day.

      • @ogeist
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        55 hours ago

        For what you got on exchange at the time it was worth it, imo. Battery technology is still holding technology back.

        • @acosmichippo
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          why do we need batteries to last more than a day? plug in at night, job done. Any more capacity is just a waste of precious battery materials and extra bulk to carry around for no reason.

          If you’re a special case who for some reason has to go multiple days away from a charger, you have portable battery banks now.

          • @ogeist
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            14 hours ago

            You are looking at it the wrong way.

            Any more capacity is just a waste of precious battery materials and extra bulk to carry around for no reason.

            It’s not about using more, it’s about getting more battery life from less resources and at the same size. Of course, also safely.

            • @acosmichippo
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              …because modern smartphones to a shit ton more than pre-2007. if you want your phone to do more, as most people do, yeah, they are going to use more engery. it’s hardly a con pulled on us.

              modern smartphones are extremely efficient for what they do, to the point that Apple decided to redo their computer architecture based on their phones. their baseline laptops don’t even need fans they are so energy and heat efficient.