Forgive me my sarcasm, but the posterboy of crowdfunding will be a piece of hardware that is designed for people who are too lazy to use two hands to undock their smartphone?
Like the computer is designed for people that are too lazy to do math? Or the car for people who are too lazy to walk? This is a perfect posterchild because no company, including apple would spend the time and resources to make the perfect dock. Kickstarter facilitated a non-obvious innovation that made it big. Clearly the need is there.
Straw man argument :)
There are no straw man arguments in this entire thread, let alone the comment you replied to.
It solves a problem. Yes, you can work around that problem, but most things in life are bought to solve problems you can work around.
You don't even need 2 hands - just grab the phone with your thumb and 1 or 2 fingers, and use some other fingers to hold the dock down as you pull the phone off.
You sound like what I'd imagine the exact opposite of a designer or engineer would.
Why?
Lack of empathy. Lack of appreciation for what is obviously an elegant, more thoughtful design across the board.
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