• Yaky@slrpnk.net
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    6 hours ago

    pushing the same product with minor updates for greater costs

    Works for smartphone manufactuters though

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      18 minutes ago

      The investment payoff on smartphones is much better. If I make my personal computing device I use for several hours per day 5% better that adds up real quick to serious gains. If I make my gopro I use few hours per week 5% better that barely makes me notice it.

      The lower use market needs to make much bigger leaps to justify new revisions just because small stuff is not as noticeable.

    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      the smartphone space has way more competition and their market is literally everyone on the planet. there are 6 billion smart phone buyers.

      the vast vast majority of whom, do not need the power in most phones. there is no demand for improving phones, they have peaked. Phones are a commodity at this point, like your average desktop/laptop.