neoncat

While I don't necessarily align with the author's feelings toward latest/greatest technology, it is still incredibly refreshing to again see that AI is one of the few Apple news sites willing to publish pieces contrary to the Apple sycophancy that makes most other similar sites little more than free PR for a trillion dollar company. The criticisms here are mature and couched in personal preference and a viewpoint that just because it says "Apple" on the box doesn't mean it's instantly manna. 

Flexing that you got your hands on a PlayDate, I see. 

There is zero benefit to AI's mission, audience, or reputation to give DED this much space to say so impossibly little. Meandering daydreams as if spoken from a sideshow preacher's pulpit. 

I don't always agree with what AI writes or its tone, and that's OK! I still take something, or learn something, from every article. Except these. I am dumber for having spent the time.

jesusfreak said:

Why is it we can't reproduce this infrastructure?   It seems like it is more a matter of will, then not being able to do it?

Are you a parent? If so, ask your children: Do they aspire to work in a factory—a very modern and clean factory, but still a factory—doing highly repetitive, detail-oriented engineering assembly work that requires specific trade education, for 12 hour shifts, and living in factory-housing along with tens of thousands of other employees? 

The answer to that is why there is zero chance of skilled tech assembly ever coming to the U.S. beyond performative efforts like the TSMC plant in Arizona and little dog and pony shows like Apple building low-volume Mac models in Texas. We would need an entire generation of young adults to opt into that career path to make specialized manufacturing viable.