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£220 'for a cut-up sock' — Apples's new iPhone Pocket ridiculed online

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68 points Lyngbakr | 1 comments | 13 Nov 25 01:20 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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broodbucket ◴[13 Nov 25 01:28 UTC] No.45909310[source]▶
Maybe this is a new low for the more regular consumer facing stuff, but this is hardly new for Apple. The $1000 wheels come to mind.
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JimDabell ◴[13 Nov 25 01:36 UTC] No.45909368[source]▶
Apple were also widely ridiculed for the iPad (just a big iPhone), AirPods (everybody who wears them looks goofy), and Apple Watch (ugly square).
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ghaff ◴[13 Nov 25 02:26 UTC] No.45909752[source]▶
Apple Watch also that no one not a boomer wears watches any longer.
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1. mariusor ◴[13 Nov 25 06:51 UTC] No.45911583[source]▶
Except for all the young, fit people that want to track their workouts and health. Maybe the time of watches that just tell time has passed - I would argue even against that with the continuing existence of Swiss luxury brands - but watch as a small health monitor is still in full force.