Interstellar_1 to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoWhat is a product that didn't live up to its advertised claims?message-squaremessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1104
arrow-up1104message-squareWhat is a product that didn't live up to its advertised claims?Interstellar_1 to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up30·5 months agoTBF 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-up5·5 months agoAhead of his time? It is a different product working with a different (and far older) principle?
minus-squaresemlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoThe 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.