[aldarisbm]

> Analysts have also said that the rise of artificial intelligence may have delayed purchases as some higher-income shoppers await upgraded laptops with AI features, such as Microsoft's co-pilot button, and televisions to hit the shelves.

Wait what?, does anyone here know someone who's truly waiting out for any of these features?

[darth_avocado]

One of the problems with electronics has been that there has not been a lot of value add in a lot of categories for a while, and in some cases, there has been value erosion. I bought an LG OLED TV in 2017. Since then, a similarly sized TV costs 50% more and is still more expensive to buy in a sale. (I bought mine in a sale) Meanwhile, there has been not a lot of value add to the TVs in terms of hardware. And whatever software features are being advertised, are in fact the reason why I refuse to replace mine. Mostly because the more poorly written software they add to the TV, the more enshittification of the viewer experience happens.

[gnicholas]

Just like everyone was waiting for TVs to get 3D compatibility and their phones to get 5G — or so we were told.

[lcnPylGDnU4H9OF]

https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html

> Why do the media keep running stories saying [bullshit about consumers]? Because PR firms tell them to.

[jmclnx]

you deserve a 1000 upvotes :)