[poulsbohemian]

Dedicated Apple user here...I was in a Verizon store a few weeks ago and encountered one of these foldable phones. Was super impressed with the hardware. Really neat to have a device that functioned either as a palm-sized phone or could be folded out for a tablet-like experience. Lots to like! But, for users like myself it's not just about the hardware, it's also about the overall experience. If it isn't iOS and/or fits into our household tech stack, it's a non-starter.

There might be a secondary thing going on here too... I've had multiple tablets over the years. In theory I could use one as my everyday device. In theory I could take one with me in the field daily and it would be useful. In practice though, my current iPad is sitting somewhere collecting dust because a large-screen iPhone is "good enough" for those times I might otherwise pull out the tablet in a business setting, and when I'm doing "real work" I'm on my laptop anyway.

[cercatrova]

Interesting. For me, a device being iOS based is a non-starter, I just can't handle the limitations of the operating system.

[joshstrange]

I agree completely. I used to have an iPad mini nearby but once the phones got bigger I didn't really need it anymore and, like you said, if I'm actually going to do real work I'm moving to my MBP.

Apple has a long history of not necessarily being the first to use a new tech but the first to do it right/well. Of course there are examples of them failing/stumbling (Homepod comes to mind among others) but I'm very much looking forward to their "take" on a folding device. Right now it feels a little gimmicky and there is a potentially that we simply leapfrog that tech and use something better (AR?).