"It means that no one would ever be able to start running a computer business. The requirement should not be running a business in the past, but having some experience with that type of business in the past. Bill Gates had tons of computer experience."
Thanks for helping me make my point.
Also, I didn't say "Bill Gates" and "Microsoft". You're right, Traf-O-Data was a "modest success". It reinforces my point.
Garrett Camp never ran a taxi company. Bill Gates never ran a computer business. Etc. All them did know the problem they were solving though.
Previous knowledge of running a parking lot is not causal with startup failure. I think a better way to be critical is the fact that they say they're "disrupting" parking lots, but can't describe the problem they're solving.
What issues in particular beyond device storage and background photo syncing? I don't think it cuts the issues in half. Using iCloud creates its own issues as well (like paying for yet another cloud storage)
I imagine that one factor into resale value aging well is that the price is already high and Apple has a strong brand, versus the actual quality of the device. But it's hard to tell.
RE: personal anecdotes. Fair feedback, but the post was meant to be based entirely on my own experiences. Agree that a more comprehensive post could be done that includes real world data. Although that data would be challenging to gather.