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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Ultra book is not a gimmick. Foldable phones are NOT a gimmick. Touchscreen laptops ARE NOT gimmicks. Dear God why does no one listen to us when we say our "features" aren't gimmicks!?

[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 4 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I actually love my foldable Razr. I never could afford one as a kid, and the smaller form-factor is actually really nice.

[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

I got a razr because the zenphone got huge. What I didn't expect to love are the big bezels on the internal screen (to allow it to close) they stop the fleshy bottom of my thumb from touching the screen, an issue I've had with previous phones.

[–] IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org 2 points 5 hours ago

You're allowed to like gimmicks!

What makes them a gimmick IMO is that they're sold as "this will change your life and the way you work", but really it's just that a subset of the audience for the gimmickless product thinks they're kinda neat.