This will flop so hard. AI is largely an investor-bait thing; actual consumers are lukewarm to it at best. Especially if they have to actually pay (hundreds) for it.
this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2025
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I think most consumers don't want to pay more for less control over their own phone
Good luck with that. I don't want it.
Like, seriously, can I get a phone that doesn't have an AI assistant built in? I don't mind AI in general but if it's gonna be an assistant type thing, I would rather seek it out. I don't want it always available and ready to jump in.
Someone's nephew had a "genius idea" and uncle decided to invest throwing stock holder money in the fire because he can...
Cool, I don’t want it. Like, at all. Not one bit.