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Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by Moru on Thursday September 06, 2018 @02:43AM (#17924335)
Following nintendos lead, you only want small improvements in each product version so the user sees a benefit of buying the next version of the same thing they already have. When you are getting close to perfect, you start removing features and add them back in later versions again. (audio out on whatever handheld it was).
Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by stephengillie on Thursday September 06, 2018 @02:50AM (#17924357)
> When you are getting close to perfect, you start removing features and add them back in later versions again.

Apple's strategy too?

Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by Angostura on Thursday September 06, 2018 @03:47AM (#17924573)
What feature have they ever added back?
Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by dotancohen on Thursday September 06, 2018 @06:37AM (#17925222)
Apple doesn't add the features back.

Third parties implement the feature and then you pay $9-$49 for the software. Sometimes you can add $4-$19 for a software update for every OS update.

It's a great ecosystem for developers.

Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by yebyen on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:33AM (#17925468)
I was going to say the AirPod strap, but it looks like those are sold by another company...
Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by Chyzwar on Thursday September 06, 2018 @05:58AM (#17925059)
a keyboard.
Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by schlupfknoten on Thursday September 06, 2018 @07:36AM (#17925482)
Stylus