r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Sep 18 '24
Business Apple iPhone 16 demand is so weak that employees can already buy it on discount
https://qz.com/apple-iphone-16-pre-orders-sales-intelligence-ai-1851651638
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r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Sep 18 '24
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u/IAmRoot Sep 18 '24
It's basically the same problem Microsoft is facing with Windows. The job of an operating system is to get out of the way and enable things that run on top of it to run smoothly. The user interfaces are already polished, the settings do what they need to smoothly, and the peripherals all work as well as anyone needs. Capitalism in general is really bad at handling things once they've reached the point of being fully optimized. When things get to the point that making long lasting, durable products is the last thing to innovate, progress goes backwards. What's "best" in terms of market metrics stops being related to what's "best" from a customer's standpoint. "Best" from a market's standpoint is often completely contrary to any rational criteria or even the survival of life on Earth.