Am I the only one who thinks the community is being to hard on the Rabbit R1?

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Sure, it runs Android. What did people expect? They aren't going to build a custom system from scratch.

The appeal is the form factor

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What will you do when the company shuts down and it becomes a $200 brick?

Install a custom ROM and DIY. That's what I would likely do anyway for privacy

Remember, it is just android

Are you making this custom ROM? Seems unlikely anyone else will. To what end? A cheap phone does much more with better feel and battery life.

It's just more on a computer with AI garbage.

No other device has the same form factor as far as I can tell. All of the influencers have single handedly screwed this company over.

The company screwed themselves by hyping a nothing burger. The influencers just helped unaware consumers to not fall for this scam.

Wait. So you're saying the only appeal of the device, is the hardware?

200 bucks of what's reportedly exactly as cheap-feeling as the price suggests?

There are much better devices to tinker with.