Folding screens are neat but I don't think very many people are going to actually want one after the novelty wears off.

If the form factor is good enough why wouldn't you want the ability to have a tablet sized screen whenever you need a bit more space to do stuff?

This seems like the first actual bit of interesting innovation in smartphones in about a decade..

For the current mainstream idea of a smartphone sure. That said foldable screens could be of amazing use for a lot of things:

- construction site worker maps - office replacement of tablets - very small when folded smartphone - runners

The masses are probably going to want one once the tech matures a bit and Apple releases one. I wouldn’t be surprised based on the way it went with MP3 players, tablets, and even touchscreen phones in the first place.

If Apple doesn’t release one, it’s because the tech is too fragile, and that’s a huge signal worth waiting for if you’re on the fence.

> I wouldn’t be surprised based on the way it went with MP3 players, tablets, and even touchscreen phones in the first place.

or it could go the way it went with phablets or AMOLED -- two related display techs that are relevant to this particular tech.

> If Apple doesn’t release one, it’s because the tech is too fragile

or Apple doesn't understand the tech, or doesn't know how to package and market it.

I want one, but I'm not going to spend $2k on something so fragile which I'm going to take in and out of my pocket constantly.