Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-21 年前What is a product that didn't live up to its advertised claims?message-squaremessage-square102linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down14
arrow-up198arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a product that didn't live up to its advertised claims?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-21 年前message-square102linkfedilink
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down1·1 年前TBF electric scooters are doing that now. Dude was just ahead of his time. Also if you take “the way we view cities” literally, they definitely did since they became a popular way for tourists to view a city.
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 年前Ahead of his time? It is a different product working with a different (and far older) principle?
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 年前The principle here that matters is “personal electric low-skill vehicle”. Segway tried it first, but electric scooters were way cheaper, and the GPS/smartphone technology helped it a lot.
TBF electric scooters are doing that now. Dude was just ahead of his time.
Also if you take “the way we view cities” literally, they definitely did since they became a popular way for tourists to view a city.
Ahead of his time? It is a different product working with a different (and far older) principle?
The principle here that matters is “personal electric low-skill vehicle”. Segway tried it first, but electric scooters were way cheaper, and the GPS/smartphone technology helped it a lot.
Useful product but where is the revolution
In the wheels obviously