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laydn on Jan 17, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: Why is Bluetooth still so unreliable?

My question isn't why BT is so unreliable, rather, despite all its problems, why is it still so ubiquitous?

Aurornis on Jan 17, 2024 | [–]

Because it actually works fine when vendors get their act together.

A lot of the products out there are cobbled together “works on my machine” quality.

tussa on Jan 17, 2024 | [–]

The existing mass. Currently there have 4.9 billion Bluetooth devices shipped. It might be shit, but it's the shit we have and know.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220933/global-bluetooth...

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