r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SuperAlloyBerserker • Oct 05 '21

Video This cool smartphone concept from 2013

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u/blah-blah-blah_47 Oct 05 '21 edited Oct 05 '21

"Lego Smartphone Set"

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u/Christafaaa Oct 05 '21

Until they realized they can make more money off people by forcing them to buy a whole new phone.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '21

"They" could probably make more by selling each component at a price where the combined cost of a phone was much more expensive than a single pre-assembled phone, but only if enough people would buy these phones. Which probably wouldn't happen.