Re:Why the Best Doesn't Always Win (1996)
by icebraining on Monday July 31, 2017 @05:02PM
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Both making phone call and sending text message are as fast as dumb phones used to be.
Not in my experience. Anything less than a new flagship model and slowdowns are not uncommon, especially when the phone is updating or syncing or whatever.
Slow compared to what? Both making phone call and sending text message are as fast as dumb phones used to be. The other functions like browsing or playing does not have much to compare to. Maybe some PDA somewhere is faster, but I cant make calls with it so it is irrelevant.
Customers don't care about bloat, unless it interferes with them somehow. Nor have reason to care about it. Bloat is just functions they do not use nor care about.
There is some theoretical network effect in place when it comes to phones. Even if you would make great linux or whatever phone, if I could not run my android games on it I would not want it. However, linux phone I have seen was neither fast nor impressive, so it does not really matter.