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realusernametoday at 2:17 PM2 repliesview on HN

Apple is very late to the foldable phones now, not sure that's the best example


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throw0101ctoday at 3:03 PM

> Apple is very late to the foldable phones now, not sure that's the best example

“PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.” — Palm CEO Ed Colligan, 2006, https://www.engadget.com/2006-11-21-palms-ed-colligan-laughs...

“A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.” — Gandalf the Gray

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CharlesWtoday at 2:31 PM

Regardless, the point of mentioning it is that Apple commonly makes decisions that can seem bizarre to people who don't consider systemic and longer-term reasons why they might've been made. Another micro-example of this that comes to mind is Tahoe's mostly-reviled chonky window borders, which along with many other gradual UX changes over years, absolutely foreshadow touchscreen Macbooks.

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