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People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them? (www.bbc.com)

submitted 5 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think that last bit is more of a 'what you make of it' situation, regardless of how smart or dumb a phone is.

Unfortunately the manufacturers want the data and advertising revenue, and they'd only be persuaded to offer an alternative if they made the same amount of money.

If each sale of a $900 smart phone gives them $100 of ad revenue over a couple years, I'd bet my bottom dollar they would charge $200 for the 'dumb' version.

[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I think the distractions are partially a user issue and partially a company issue. Companies make their programs noisy with notifications by default that I only change it once I've found it annoying. They also make their program so bloated that they are slow to load and execute. By the time the app loads, I've lost my flow and now the tool is a nuisance. My mind is already cluttered. I don't need tech to slow it down.