Side note: James Dyson now owns more farmland than anyone else in UK.<p><a href="https://whoownsengland.org/2017/09/19/why-is-james-dyson-hoovering-up-land/" rel="nofollow">https://whoownsengland.org/2017/09/19/why-is-james-dyson-hoo...</a><p>Interesting businessman
Surprising level of disdain for Dyson here, which is consistent with HNs renewed fetish for robust older tech that lasts forever. To me, Dyson is a fascinating company, having totally changed the vacuum market by nixing the distinction between uprights and handheld “dustbusters”. The V# handheld line made vacuuming something quick (dare I say fun?), and easy to do a little bit of almost daily, as opposed to a dreaded weekly chore. They recently announced that they have suspended development of new plug-in vacuums due to the success of the handhelds.<p>They are revealing as little as possible on the automotive front (easier to do since they are privately held). This is contrasted with the Barnum and Bailey atmosphere created by Musk rolling out a concept vehicle or new product every 6 months with no developed plan to take to market (see also Tesla roof tiles, “full autonomy” by end of 2017, random tweets about pick up trucks, etc).<p>Dyson is bootstrapping automotive off of profits from their current electric engine product lines and rumors are that they are pouring R&D cash into solid state batteries, which would benefit their entire product line but totally revolutionize automotive.
I work in Dyson Singapore. News was announced today afternoon. So curious how Dyson gonna find big enough land to build the factory in Singapore. Guess government will support this. On the other hand, heard that all profit from vacuum and purifier is transferring to EV. And it seems it's one of the reason Dyson re-struct the bonus plan started earlier this year.
Batteries, batteries, batteries.<p>Everyone wants them and needs them, now that they’re being used in home electricity storage. Production is ramping up, but it would seem that battery production will be the main constraint for a few years.<p>My armchair expertise comes from watching a YouTube video on microgrids...<p>Mind you the world should be a better place, but there’s quite a few more turns to go.
I won't buy one. Their quality has dropped way down in the past few years. I got one of their vacuum cleaners in 2005 and it worked great for years. Picked up just about anything I tried it on. Then a family member decided it would be good as a shop vac and that was that.<p>So I got another one around 2010 and it is terrible. It is flimsy, makes this obnoxious screeching noise when you use the hose, and, worst of all, it has very little suction power. I happened upon a relatively cheap Bissell vac and that thing puts the Dyson to shame. I'll never buy another Dyson product again. It's clear to me they've decided marketing is more important than quality.