Is a Dumber Phone a Better Phone?

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Simpler phone for a simpler life?
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– News from elsewhere covered by Quincy Quarry News with commentary added.

 

Is a dumber phone a better phone?

 

A new crop of smartphones has arrived, aiming to improve on the iPhone — not by being better but by being substantially less capable.

 

The underlying notion is to provide a cell phone for those who do not need all the bells and whistles. 

 

Smartphone overuse?
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As noted by the makers of the Light Phone, “a phone that actually respects you.”

 

After all, cellphone is as much about personal convenience as it is making oneself vulnerable to all manner of inconvenience imposed by others. 

 

Plus, who wants to be dependent on a phone that is smarter than you are?

 

Seriously, while simpler cell phones are not likely to be huge sellers, Quincy Quincy suspects that thoughtfully designed, simpler and less expensive phones will carve out a nice market niche for themselves.

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