Let's call out the bullshit here. Coming to Humane's defense here instead of the consumer is utter nonsense. The money and marketing behind this product did not promise a prototype of something that could one day be a solution — it promised the solution. This was not a moonshot by some "builders" in their parent's garage. It was a hyped release from former Apple employees. They knew they were releasing a shitty product, and they were more than happy to take the SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS from any customer who fell for the schtick. Why Humane released the Pin in the broken state they did likely comes down to the same reasons behind every other shitty release in every other industry: money, money, money. We can only assume the company hoped the hype still holding up A.I. would paper off the cracks, but it has failed to do so.
The Pin is nothing but hot air, a big promise that was in reality just delusion, neatly packaged in shiny marketing, designed to trick unaware consumers into parting with their hard-earned cash.
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