David Pierce

Yeah, so let me, I can give you some examples. So there's this company called Books, B-O-O-X, that makes a bunch of e-readers and tablets and stuff. And it runs full Androids. You can download every Android app, but it's an e-ink screen. So it refreshes really slowly. The processor really sucks. It doesn't have a lot of memory. And so it's like, can you run TikTok on this thing?

Yeah, so let me, I can give you some examples. So there's this company called Books, B-O-O-X, that makes a bunch of e-readers and tablets and stuff. And it runs full Androids. You can download every Android app, but it's an e-ink screen. So it refreshes really slowly. The processor really sucks. It doesn't have a lot of memory. And so it's like, can you run TikTok on this thing?

Yeah, so let me, I can give you some examples. So there's this company called Books, B-O-O-X, that makes a bunch of e-readers and tablets and stuff. And it runs full Androids. You can download every Android app, but it's an e-ink screen. So it refreshes really slowly. The processor really sucks. It doesn't have a lot of memory. And so it's like, can you run TikTok on this thing?

Yes, technically you can run TikTok, but it is so unpleasant and bad that you won't.

Yes, technically you can run TikTok, but it is so unpleasant and bad that you won't.

Yes, technically you can run TikTok, but it is so unpleasant and bad that you won't.

The problem with that is people don't like paying a lot of money for crappy things. When you boil it all the way down, it's like, do you want your phone to be good or do you want it to be shitty? Most people are going to say good. Right? And it's like, TVs keep getting bigger for the same reason because it's like, well, would you like your TV to be bigger? Would you like it to be smaller?

The problem with that is people don't like paying a lot of money for crappy things. When you boil it all the way down, it's like, do you want your phone to be good or do you want it to be shitty? Most people are going to say good. Right? And it's like, TVs keep getting bigger for the same reason because it's like, well, would you like your TV to be bigger? Would you like it to be smaller?

The problem with that is people don't like paying a lot of money for crappy things. When you boil it all the way down, it's like, do you want your phone to be good or do you want it to be shitty? Most people are going to say good. Right? And it's like, TVs keep getting bigger for the same reason because it's like, well, would you like your TV to be bigger? Would you like it to be smaller?

And people are like, well, I want the bigger one, sure. And then especially this stuff is more expensive because they don't make it in such large quantities. It's just, it's a really, really, really hard sales pitch to make to somebody to say, I'm going to make gadgets worse because they're better for you. My suspicion is that these are bought more than they're used. I think that's probably right.

And people are like, well, I want the bigger one, sure. And then especially this stuff is more expensive because they don't make it in such large quantities. It's just, it's a really, really, really hard sales pitch to make to somebody to say, I'm going to make gadgets worse because they're better for you. My suspicion is that these are bought more than they're used. I think that's probably right.

And people are like, well, I want the bigger one, sure. And then especially this stuff is more expensive because they don't make it in such large quantities. It's just, it's a really, really, really hard sales pitch to make to somebody to say, I'm going to make gadgets worse because they're better for you. My suspicion is that these are bought more than they're used. I think that's probably right.

I think they're such good aspirational purchases. They make you feel so good about yourself to set up and work with, but then you just run into problems everywhere.

I think they're such good aspirational purchases. They make you feel so good about yourself to set up and work with, but then you just run into problems everywhere.

I think they're such good aspirational purchases. They make you feel so good about yourself to set up and work with, but then you just run into problems everywhere.

I think Apple was serious that this was a real solution to a real problem. I think Apple is a company that is famous for cannibalizing itself. It built the iPhone and totally destroyed a really great iPod business. It has done that with computers in the past. It has done that with all kinds of devices.

I think Apple was serious that this was a real solution to a real problem. I think Apple is a company that is famous for cannibalizing itself. It built the iPhone and totally destroyed a really great iPod business. It has done that with computers in the past. It has done that with all kinds of devices.

I think Apple was serious that this was a real solution to a real problem. I think Apple is a company that is famous for cannibalizing itself. It built the iPhone and totally destroyed a really great iPod business. It has done that with computers in the past. It has done that with all kinds of devices.

It was a belief inside of that company that if you're not destroying your own products, somebody else will. And I think there was a real sense inside of Apple Maybe not among everybody, but among some people and some important people that the watch could do that to the phone. And if not do it permanently, then at least do it in spots, right?

It was a belief inside of that company that if you're not destroying your own products, somebody else will. And I think there was a real sense inside of Apple Maybe not among everybody, but among some people and some important people that the watch could do that to the phone. And if not do it permanently, then at least do it in spots, right?