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Kendrick Lamar's company just dropped a limited-edition 'dumb' phone. It's already sold out.
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2023
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It's $299, which isn't ridiculous for a phone, but this is kind of gimmicky with its Magic 8-Ball thing and, of course, its celebrity backing. I don't know, I guess it's not the worst price point, but considering you can get low-end Android phones for that with more functionality, I'm also guessing the people buying it are not really worried about the price.
Why not get a phone that can take, send, and receive pictures and video. It would also have maps, GPS, encrypted messaging, streaming music, audiobooks, e-books, home automation apps, ride hailing, food ordering, decent browser, etc.
Then, stay with me here, don't install social media apps. The lengths people go to so they can avoid social media when it is extremely avoidable is crazy to me.
The point is that it cannot do those things.
It's smaller, it's lighter, the battery will last way longer, and it doesn't run spyware.
Probably the biggest draw that the OC was missing.
Orange County?
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