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garry4321 t1_ivud9n1 wrote

I dont get why they keep making these things when I dont see the demand.

"New display designed to be 30% goopier"

"New phone can bounce 30 percent higher"

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Foxsayy t1_ivuwxs8 wrote

>I dont get why they keep making these things when I dont see the demand.

All progress is progress. Even if you don't see the use case now, it's very likely there will be one, or that the mechanics uncovered during the research will be useful elsewhere.

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garry4321 t1_ivvp20z wrote

That’s not true at all. People invent bullshit stuff all the time that flops and has zero future use.

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Foxsayy t1_ivvx1wy wrote

What do you mean by invent? Making something new doesn't necessarily mean significant progress.

However, pioneering flexible displays complete with a new fabricated material and spring-archtictured circuitry that is resistant to significant flexion, at least to me, certainly seems to qualify as progress.

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SixGeckos t1_ivue0jb wrote

For folding phones?

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garry4321 t1_ivvp9ia wrote

We have those now and no one wants them because they’re fucking stupid

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starserval t1_ivvai7t wrote

Have you seen how ungoopy the current displays are? 30% goopier display is revolutionary!

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