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[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 60 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It looks a lot older than it is.

2006 to 2013

chomsky-yes-honey

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago (3 children)

tbh it does look like 1990-2005 era tech to me

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago

Looks loke my dad's old windows phone back in 2005.

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

2010 had many 2001 vibes still left over

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

I would've definitely guessed early 90s. Hell, the IBM Simon was introduced in 1994.

[–] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My very uneducated guess is that it looks like it was meant for the enterprise market, and judging by the way any other piece of enterprise hardware looks even today, design trends are like 10-15 years behind. And since you have to guarantee serviceability and backwards compatibility, the design will be much slower to change, compared to consumer tech.