[NEWS] Why I think “Who asked for this?” is the wrong question to ask in 2025

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“Who asked for this?” “Nobody asked for this.” You may have seen this type of comment a lot in 2025 while browsing your favorite social media platform. Many users have essentially copied and pasted it as a response to new tech products that haven't made a powerful enough splash but have seemingly failed their companies financially.



The Galaxy S25 Edge might be the clearest example, or at least the phone that started this “Who asked for this?” trend in 2025. The iPhone Air might be the latest device to get the same response. Personally, I can appreciate a fun meme, but I can't get behind these statements when they're used as serious critical responses to these companies. Here's why.



Not everyone will agree, but I, for one, can't consider the “Nobody asked for this” narrative to be a strong and valid criticism against a company's failing product. The reason is that I think it might go against creative thinking and attempts at innovation. The keyword being “attempts.”



What do I mean by this? Well, think about it this way. Nobody asked for the TV either, or the radio, or the iPhone, the iPad, the (at that time oversized) Galaxy Note phablet, the electric toothbrush, or delicious peanut butter. And yet, despite nobody asking for them, they've enjoyed critical success.



I don't think the Galaxy S25 Edge is necessarily an innovative device. But the idea that a company shouldn't release a product that goes against the norm because nobody asked for it seems a little shortsighted. Or, at least, a meme that some people in the tech world seem to be taking too seriously.



Reality isn't always predictable. Some ideas might fail in the process. But it is, indeed, a process. And in it, other ideas might succeed.



Besides, asking for innovation while imposing that a company should never take creative risks seems like a contradiction.



To be fair, I don't think it's inherently wrong for customers to ask for a specific product, and I think a company can do good by trying to give customers what they want.



But at the same time, I don't think it's wrong for a company to take, shall we say, “leaps of faith” when experimenting with new ideas.



Even though I agree that the Galaxy S25 Edge isn't the most impressive attempt at innovation, I can't sweep the whole Edge situation under the rug by saying that nobody asked for it. It doesn't seem very creative or constructive.



And, to play the devil's advocate, here's another fun little fact for you. Can you guess what many vocal smartphone users on social media have asked for for many years? The answer is compact flagship phones.



Sadly and unexpectedly, every attempt by any startup or company to create a compact flagship has failed to generate enough sales to keep the concept alive. Enough people are vocal about it, but not enough people are actually willing to put money on the table when push comes to shove.



With that in mind, I'd argue that just because a vocal majority asks for a product doesn't guarantee that product's success. And, in the same vein, just because a company attempts something nobody asked for doesn't automatically mean that the attempted product is doomed to fail.



It's easy to drop “Nobody asked for this” on social media and move on to the next post in this fast-moving internet age. It's a catchy phrase — one that is arguably meme-worthy. However, I'd advise against thinking this is truly critical feedback that will help a company innovate more in the future.



That's just my opinion on it, and I'm sure others will disagree. After all, nobody asked for my opinion, either. Yet here it is. Thank you for listening.




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