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"We Listened" - Commodore Reduces The Price Of Its Forthcoming Callback 8020 'Dumbphone' (www.timeextension.com)
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Announced a short time ago, the Callback 8020 is seen as a means of combating the addictive lure of the modern-day smartphone. While it supports Android apps via its SailfishOS, it disables features like web browsing and social media by default.

However, despite the noble quest for a 'digital detox', the phone met with a somewhat frosty reception online (no pun intended), with many comparing it to an elderly relative's flip phone. In our poll, 70 percent of you said you wouldn't be buying one.

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[–] vane@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As far as I remember comodore is owned by youtuber
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/commodores-been-bought-by-a-youtuber-whos-re-assembling-key-execs-and-already-teasing-new-hardware/

[–] XLE@piefed.social 19 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Amusingly, Commodore's statement says the [high prices were] triggered by an "explosion of new technologies" but stops short of specifying exactly what those technologies were. That perhaps shouldn't be surprising given Simpson's love of GenAI and its use in Commodore's promotional material thus far, but it's somewhat ironic that one of the reasons for the high price is, in Commodore's case, self-inflicted to a degree.)

I'm starting to dislike this CEO

[–] GalacticRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Turns out that maybe a YouTuber gathering a bunch of old failed Commodore executives who don't give two shits probably isn't the best way to bring a failed company back online who's sole purpose is to cash in on nostalgia from GenX'ers who is general give zero fucks about it.

[–] urushitan@kakera.kintsugi.moe 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

The other big question, even though Simpson goes into some detail on this, is how the deal is going to be financed. A share purchase agreement is in place for those "low seven figures," Simpson says he's re-mortgaged to get this far, and adds that "household names who don't want to be named" are interested before name-dropping Elon Musk (whose computing career began on a Commodore). They're looking for angel investors, but there's no indication of the timeframe on any deal.

So it’s basically owned by musk, got it

[–] XLE@piefed.social 5 points 20 hours ago

He wouldn't be the first person begging Elon Musk for attention, though. Anybody remember Elon Goat Token?

Even if he doesn't secure Elon as an investor, the simping does not look good.

[–] strawberry_enjoyer42@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 20 hours ago

"oh no, leopards ate my face!"