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Why can't we go back to small phones? (www.spacebar.news)
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[โ€“] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Important to consumers, yes. Important to OEMs? No, quite the opposite. I don't think that applies to screen size.

If you believe this then why even argue against us with this "the market decided" BS argument in the first place? You're arguing out of both sides of your mouth and contradicting your previous comments.

What did you even mean if not to imply that people weren't buying specifically large phones because they didn't include these anti-features?

I wasn't implying anything. I stated that manufacturers put things like a headphone jack into a phone that seems like it was built by Fisher Price and then point to it's lack of sales and claim "people don't want headphone jacks"

So then you agree consumers want bigger phones?

Uh, no, I'm saying that consumers don't always act rationally and make the best decisions which is why "market trends" can't just be taken at face value. 1/4lb is actually smaller than 1/3lb if you weren't aware, but consumers saw the bigger number and thought the smaller burger was the better value even though reality says otherwise.

[โ€“] Ulrich@feddit.org 1 points 20 hours ago

You're arguing out of both sides of your mouth and contradicting your previous comments.

I'm not, and I explained exactly how I'm not in the section you quoted.

stated that manufacturers put things like a headphone jack into a phone that seems like it was built by Fisher Price and then point to it's lack of sales and claim "people don't want headphone jacks"

What does any of that have to do with small phones, though? You seem to be implying OEMs have a some sort of agenda against small phones. But why?

I'm saying that consumers don't always act rationally

Why does that matter? OEMs are not going to continue manufacturing phones that consumers aren't buying because they're irrational. That would, in itself, be irrational.