Yahoo Tech - A Look Inside the Emerging World of E-Cigarette Hacking

[low_tar_neil]

Nice balanced and positive piece, with a contribution from our own SmokeyJoe.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/planet-o...-emerging-world-77091054098.html?soc_src=mags

 

[wv2win]

Will better performance and effectiveness eventually over-take form in the vaping market, making what we take for granted, second-nature for the public in general? When one of the large companies like njoy or Blue begin to provide better models, it will happen.

 

[low_tar_neil]

The problem for them is how to fit low cost, high inventory items into their retail chain. Much easier to put 1 disposable on a shelf rather than 20 flavours

 

[TyPie]

Very interesting piece. Well worth the read.

 

[Kent C]

Good piece. Thanks for posting.

 

[2coils]

I still maintain cigalikes have a place in the market. Most of us kicked smoking, using them. Its a good natural process. Many move on, when they figure out there is something better, but some will always be satisfied with the Blu's of the market.
And yes.....very good peice.

 

[wv2win]

The problem for them is how to fit low cost, high inventory items into their retail chain. Much easier to put 1 disposable on a shelf rather than 20 flavours

Since they are ALL about the financial bottom line and they own the alternative to vaping, they probably never will provide an effective vaping device for the long-time heavy smoker. Which is why there is no evidence that BT is our friend.

 

[rothenbj]

Since they are ALL about the financial bottom line and they own the alternative to vaping, they probably never will provide an effective vaping device for the long-time heavy smoker. Which is why there is no evidence that BT is our friend.

That is the real issue. I'm hoping there's a middle ground. In the smoking world there are alternatives and not all controlled by BT. Yes cigarettes dominate the smoking world, but there are also cigars and pipes. BT's marketing approach may be viable if they can provide a product that satisfies the vast majority of smokers. The APVs can be the vaping market segment similar to the segment that cigars and pipes took away from the cigarette market.

My fear is that the cigalike market will never stabilize with it continuing to be a temporary entry level. That would make BT very dangerous to the rest of the industry.

 

[claudebo]

Good article, what seems to get lost in many of the e-cigs articles is the
heath benefits associated with vaping, especially for the hard core
long term nic addicts like me.

This article did not touch much on it either, but the tone of it was
much more positive then most articles. Hope to see more of these.