I find it funny how the news cycle gets multiple goes at the same story: the first is essentially rehashing their press releases uncritically, and the second comes a few weeks later after the sober reality has set in. I personally prefer to have only the later, but I suppose it’s better than never publishing the critical take.

In any case, we are witnessing yet another brand try their hand at a hardware-centric market, but entirely miss the point by being software-heavy, while also not developing the things consumers actually want: longer-life batteries, product safety, no subscriptions but unique offerings, and making it affordable.