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Feb 7, 2018

02/07/2018: What will make a great phone five years from now?

In the future, what will make us choose one product over another? It probably won’t be things like screen size or brightness. It’ll be more subtle attributes, like which phone is “smarter” than another. Apple is a company that’s known for making great products, but will those devices continue to be the best five years from now? Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood talks about it with Forrester analyst Julie Ask. 

Apple iPhones on display Feb. 1 at a Corte Madera, California, Apple Store.
Apple iPhones on display Feb. 1 at a Corte Madera, California, Apple Store.
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In the future, what will make us choose one product over another? It probably won’t be things like screen size or brightness. It’ll be more subtle attributes, like which phone is “smarter” than another. Apple is a company that’s known for making great products, but will those devices continue to be the best five years from now? Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood talks about it with Forrester analyst Julie Ask.