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    anonymous commented  · 

    I have been working with dementia patients for 10 years— now in a prestigious nursing care facility. When the Portal came out about half of the residents’ families bought their parents the unit, every one of them thinking it would be an upgrade over Facetime. What a mistake. FACEBOOK is missing an opportunity here to lead the way in remote communication with the elderly and instead they’re treating the Portal likes it’s a Beta tester from the 90’s. It’s a buggy, half-baked Echo wannabe that offers no meaningful innovation other than catering to FB’s proprietary Messenger. It is a step backwards from Skype and Facetime, and I regret having recommended it to any of my clients and their families. Shame on me for assuming Facebook would have programmed an auto-answer feature for trusted friends and emergencies. Absurd, inexplicable, and borderline careless.

    Back to the Ipad we go.

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