• xenomor@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    I don’t doubt apple’s ability to make this work well. I do doubt that there is more than a niche market for it. I also think it’s boring, and for some reason, I still expect apple to do better.

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      5 hours ago

      Having a Ring doorbell is a game changer. If you’ve never used one I understand the reticence.

      I do think it will be standard thing in the future. It’s a basic quality of life improvement having a record of door interactions, being able to answer when you are away, even answering without going to the door. It’s easy to understand and appealing to most people.

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        2 hours ago

        I’ve had one for a decade or so. It’s fine. Life was fine before it too. Let’s all stay grounded people.

    • schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business
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      13 hours ago

      Well no, it’s not enormous, but Amazon is selling a couple million ring doorbells a year, and a couple million more of their cameras.

      It’s a sufficiently large market to hop into, especially if you can make a product that’s easier to deal with from an ecosystem perspective than the incumbents, which isn’t something I’d ever bet against Apple managing to pull off.