On: Essential Phone, available now

[balls187]

I found it off-putting that on the home page, the 2nd section about the phone was an interview with the founder with exposition on his intentions.

Seems unnecessarily narcissistic--tell me about the phone and it's features first and sell me on your product.

[Philipp__ → balls187]

I got the same impression. It's kinda lame. I mean, phone looks good, real, good product, but to me it seems it's biggest selling point is the man himself behind it.

[bdcravens → Philipp__]

Given that he founded Android, I think that's the point.

[differentView → balls187]

It's like they took the advice of some business reality show, tell a story. Doesn't work well with a technical crowd.

[stuart78 → balls187]

Further down the page you "meet" more of the team. I think the idea is to emphasize that this is a phone made by real people, not an faceless corporation.

I don't really disagree with your response, but I do think there is something nice about humanizing the design and production of technology.

[a1371 → balls187]

Well, the guy founded Android so it would be interesting to know what he has to say.

[balls187 → a1371]

Sure, but before you tell me anything about the phone?