> We all laughed at Apple ... as they entered into the smartphone industry

Did we? I remember being immediately captivated by the iPhone 1. In fact, I still think the initial years of the iPhone were its peak. Yes, there were naysayers (there always are—see electric cars as another example), but I think many/most were excited.

> Tesla ... [is] starting to get in on the electric car craze

Really? Tesla is just starting to get in on this electric car craze? The Model S was released eight years ago. I feel it could be credibly said that the Model S was "getting into the electric car craze" even though the Roadster was before it. But now, with the Model 3 being two years old, the craze is here and Tesla is the focal point.

Alternatively, Amazon's Alexa was introduced two years after the Model S, so I suppose Amazon is starting to get into the home assistant craze?

> It would take some form of interesting tech and magic to get people to dump their cars for electric ones.

All sorts of people are doing exactly that. I started driving electric cars with the original MINI E in 2009 and have not bought an ICE-powered vehicle since. This is common since once you drive electric, ICE seems antiquated.

The attrition of cars wearing out plus tax incentives and the cheaper TCO plus electric cars hopefully getting cheaper will do that over time.

Do you have any data that support that claim? I found (and still do) iPhone preposterous, but certainly didn't laugh, I knew it would be success with people with too much money on their hands.

That said, I hope Sony's only contribution is hardware. Their software is atrocious.

Admittedly in 2020 the "workstation" moniker doesn't really apply to many white collar jobs, but it is sort of perfect if someone thinks about it in these terms. At least it's a better and more meaningful name than XBox

Amazingly Microsoft has managed to fuck up the Xbox's naming even further with every iteration.

- Xbox

- Xbox 360

- Xbox One

- Xbox One X

- Xbox Series X