Shocking study: Foldable phones and artificial intelligence don't matter to users as much as companies think!

As we've come to expect, many technologies may be introduced but only gain traction once Apple releases them. For example, dark mode existed before Apple released it, but no one paid any attention. After Apple announced it, all companies with software rushed to implement this technology.

In the world of statistics, things are a bit complicated, especially in choosing the sample to conduct the census. I mean, if you went to Gaza now and did the same census, the numbers would be close to zero. There is a general interest in Apple devices because their priorities now are far from technology (May God relieve the suffering of our people in Gaza).
I think the group that will be most interested in foldable phones is the group whose devices are not updated annually, but rather they are waiting for a major leap from Apple that will be a noticeable and significant change.

Of course, Apple and other companies were the last to care about what the consumer wanted. The proof is in the problems that surfaced with their devices, which consumers complained about. Apple's responses were illogical and didn't help solve the problems, unlike car companies that recall all vehicles with issues. As for the features Apple always offers in its annual promotions, consumers no longer believe or care for them for several reasons, the most important being: the offers are exaggerated, so the user doesn't see what they've been told about. This erodes Apple's credibility year after year. Furthermore, consumers have become more discerning and see what Apple offers as merely a minor adjustment, nothing more than Apple taking advantage of them. Consumers have learned this through experience since Apple removed the user manual, then the headphones, and then the charger from the box of its devices, while the price increased instead of decreasing. We might see Apple in the future remove the charging cable and then the device itself, selling us the empty box under the guise of us buying only the Apple logo at this exorbitant price. In any case, this is the nature of companies in their lifespan: they rise to their peak and then begin to decline, eventually returning to square one. This is especially true since the technologies used by global companies have become the same, discussed by all: touchscreens, memory chips, screen quality, brightness, battery life, and "artificial intelligence" (which is a huge misrepresentation, as what these companies offer is not the modern concept of artificial intelligence. Rather, existing applications already performed all these functions and were integrated into the phone's operating system under the guise of artificial intelligence). In conclusion, the consumer must understand that they are the key factor in determining the direction of manufacturing companies, whose focus is always on your wallet, not your satisfaction. Annual reports typically focus on figures, not the nonsense of consumer satisfaction. What companies boast about is simply their "profit size."

Of course I agree with the Holy Trinity; the phone is ultimately just an auxiliary device.

From the first foldable phone, I've been convinced of this idea. Why would I buy a device that costs more than an iPhone, iPad, laptop, watch, and pen combined?

The $2000 price tag targets a specific segment of the population, making it exclusive to them and purely for show and ostentation. Most of them lack any real understanding of technology. As is typical for Apple, they're entering the market with something different and at an exorbitant price (personally, I expect it to be higher than $2500). Just like with the glasses, only a select few bought them, and their use was limited. That's all. Thanks.

The world is in economic crisis and companies are raising their prices sky-high.

Indeed, price, battery, and storage capacity are the important things, while the phone's folding feature may be more of a disadvantage than an advantage.