So the day after Flip announced it was burying the Flip Video camera here are my thoughts. I’ve done them as bullet points because I can’t put full sentences together 
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- This is a battle between minimalism (the Flip, the fans, the small people) v the Big Corp.
- Flip was more than a camera it was a lifestyle! You can’t trash that!
- It’s about a device that does one thing well v smartphones which try to do everything. No contest.
- I like the Iphone but I won’t let my kid use it down on the beach (unlike the Flip)
- I won’t attach my Iphone to the side of a car to get some cool shots – replacing it is £400
- I do shoot video on an Iphone but it’s fiddly as hell and doesn’t fit in the hand so well!
- Yes the Kodak Zi8 has some cool features but it looks like a dogs dinner!
- Flips are used extensively in education and by charities who give them to people in developing nations to record their issues. Will they hand out smartphones, and what type of contract would that be!
- Some people bought the Ultra HD 3g because of the promise of 3rd party flip port accessories, what will happen to those accessories now?
- What happens to flipshare and future upgrades during the lifetimes of our flips?
- UPDATE – The LA Times writes: “Though Cisco will stop producing the Flip camera, it will still support its FlipShare video-sharing services “with a transition plan,” Cisco said, not offering further details.” Nice one!
- What about the flip cams that were being sold to give funds for the Japan relief effort. Nice timing!
- How can we make our flips last a lifetime?
- Will someone step in and buy the flip ? (please)
So if anyone from Cisco is reading this, could you give us a heads up?
Seems like these folks agree with me!
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