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Apple Finds Its Next Big Business: Showing Ads on Your iPhone

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testmasterflex ◴[14 Aug 22 20:38 UTC] No.32462731[source]▶
Perhaps the decline of Apple finally starts. And a startup will take their place eventually.
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c7DJTLrn ◴[14 Aug 22 21:07 UTC] No.32462940[source]▶
Sadly it's not the 80s anymore. A startup building their own hardware without VCs getting involved is basically impossible. Of course, I'm not talking about taking something like a Raspberry Pi off the shelf and making something with that. Wozniak was building something from scratch that could be sold as an actual product - no chance of that now.
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1. mch82 ◴[14 Aug 22 21:14 UTC] No.32462986[source]▶
It could possibly happen in robotics or home automation. SparkFun could get there, or Adafruit.
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2. lnsru ◴[14 Aug 22 21:21 UTC] No.32463039[source]▶
Robotics - super expensive just to start. Think about 3 developers for mechanical, electrical and software parts plus expensive hardware. Timeframe at least 2 years. So $1M just for shy start.

Home automation topic goes for decades. However I don’t see wide adoption anywhere. Most tech savvy buddy is playing often with new products and stated, that the best thing is Philips Hue lights in home automation area. Other things barely work.