widowlark

there's also https://envynote.app

cool idea, but the experience was not great. All I see are stick figures rapidly moving back and forth spouting racial slurs

the level of cynicism being communicated on this thread is astounding!

not only is it absolutely worth reading, but the author belittling it's political commentary is foolish and incorrect.

serious question: What does "full featured" mean?

the post shared here is clearly written with AI.

you act like making batteries disposable will fundamentally alter the usability of the phone.

I am all for voting with your dollar - but it sounds like maybe this user doesn't realize how bad it is out there right now for the grievances he listed.

and yet the joke fell right into our laps

I love and use graphene regularly on my pixel devices

I switched to iOS in anticipation of this change. The reality is, if they are thinking about doing this, it's only a matter of time before they do it. If I have to choose between two walled gardens, apple will win every time.

they couldn't have gone for 1776 of them?

no one said anything about making laws making it more difficult to have children - and laws like age requirements don't make it easier, either

I certainly want people to have easy access to contraception and abortion. However, I also think that it's still a choice. I never said it was a good one (I agree, you'd be hard pressed to stop folks from having sex)

its not the responsibility of the state to provide tools for parental oversight, full stop.

there is an exceptionally simple solve to the problem: Do not give your kids access to a cell phone or tablet.

Then you also take on the risk that brings for your childrens health and well-being. Its not a problem for the government to solve for you.

no need to use parental controls if you simply don't get the child the device.

Don't buy your kid a cell phone/tablet and tell them to go play outside. simple as.

having children is a choice. Therefore, the difficulty of that choice is not really a factor in our lawmaking nor should it be.

apologies if my comment came off this way, it was not intended. I think all consumers (myself included!) are vulnerable to being swayed by commercial propaganda

It's true that consumer choice is what defines the market. So really, yours is a cultural question. What do we as a society value? If it's brand identity, like today, then we will get branded products with as little purpose as possible. If we value authenticity, then brands will start building more authentic products. There's obviously a delay between what we value and what they offer, but its clear that building what customers want always yields a place in the market.

yes, thank you - I did mean to include myself in the 'customers' category, apologies if it came off as holier-than-thou

innovation has stagnated because businesses have driven us to stagnation. Very few businesses provide any real value - the ones that do are running circles around everyone else - given the lack of ability, businesses turns to other, less useful methods of prying our money away from us and largely succeed because consumers are gullible and malleable.

I took pg's point to mean that just because consumers see value in the purchase, that is not the same thing as the purchase being valuable - the race changed from 'provide the best function/value for the thing' to 'provide the most differentiated value to the consumer as an identity' and that is, for the most part, less useful.

Casio is the best watch brand in the world. This is measurable - most features, battery life, versatility, utility, and durability for the lowest possible price. It's an objective truth. Given this, other watch brands have had to differentiate, and since they cannot compete on pure functionality alone, they offer luxury or, as pg points out, brand identity as a differentiatior.

I have to disagree - I have seen the video, and I also have ordered the product, but the marketing isn't what sold me, and I don't see any evidence that the marketing is what is responsible for people's desire of the product. It's affordable in a world where all prices are increasing everywhere. That's my theory on why people want this product.

I have a framework and love it - repair-ability is exceptionally important to me, and I support it as often as I can.

That being said, I have a really specific use-case I have to fill right now: I travel all the time for work, and my work laptop already takes up a good amount of space, so I need something small and easy to use when I travel

What options do you see available on the market today that meet those needs? I agree that all of those are super nice to have

What features do matter to you?