Motorola Razrs Are Back. For $1500 A Pop.
WGN - The idea is to make the phone more compact for carrying and storing when folded and not in use.
People have been upgrading smartphones less often as innovation slows down. The phone industry has been looking to foldable screens as a way to revive sales, though they are still niche products.
The phone will launch in the U.S. in January starting at $1,500.
Blah blah blah everyone needs to let the past fucking die. I'm out of my mind right now. Netflix and Nickelodeon. XMen comic books. Everyone's childhood riddled with Disney movies and pizza parties and Jeff Goldblum. On it goes with no end in sight because organic creativity has been officially murdered. That's all I can think about when I hear Motorola is meeting the needs of modern innovation with a phone that got phased out a solid decade ago. And the fact they've modeled out pricing to $1500 makes me wonder just how pathetic the rest of you really are. I mean for one time just admit that life has gotten slightly better. Admit to me that you don't ned to go back in time because you like cranking it on your 7 inch touchscreen. Like actually on it. On the paused image of the Brandi Love facial (sorry mom) while also being able to manage your personal finances at the push of a button. You like the gigs. All 64 of them. And the HD camera and slow motion and all that shit.
But most importantly?
You can't live without blue bubbles in 2019
Not unless you want to scare the babes away from your dick for being a social outcast.
But then I'm reminded of one little feature in the RAZR that would actually change my life for the better if I wasn't in the business of creating content on my mobile device. Take that away and you have one BOMB feature abut the RAZR:
T9 Texting
Long messages suck. Being expected to respond to them sucks even worse. Responding in 3 words or less is really the only way to go in any conversation. And besides, all that power and convenience brought from your high powered mobile phone is significantly outweighed by the assumption that you're willing to use it.
I'm not.
I fucking HATE that I'm supposed to apply for a mortgage on my phone. And redeposit my 401k funds even tho I didn't even know I had a 401k at my old job. And the bank won't help. Ohhhh fuck no the bank won't help because you need competent people to render help in the first place.
Um, you can just do that on your phone. I think. - A Chase employee unironincally working themselves out of a job
The RAZR is a nod to the time other people would at least TRY to help you out. A time when you could reasonably not text message someone back becuase it was a pain in the ass. You could unplug which in hindsight is great because being plugged in sucks.
And now we're back to square 1 because like all new developments, this idea has already worked. And while I certainly love nostalgia, I'm no sucker for it. Certainly not at $1500 a pop.