Readers Have a Pretty Clear Message for AI-Hungry Hardware Companies: We’ll Just Buy Less Stuff
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AI was supposed to make our devices smarter. For a lot of people, it may first make them more expensive.
That was the thinking behind last week’s front-page poll, where we asked readers: “Now that AI is making consumer hardware like phones and laptops more expensive, what are you most likely to do?”
A total of 470 people voted, and the results were not exactly a love letter to the next upgrade cycle:
- 33% said they would upgrade less often
- 22% said they would buy cheaper models
- 20% said they would switch brands
- 25% said they would pay up anyway
The simplest read is that the largest group of readers is not planning...
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