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Re:Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electr... by systemvoltage on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @01:16AM (#28206451)
If we followed similar arguments about hardware, we wouldn't have Apple today. The entire premise of Apple's hardware is that it is beautiful, well designed, with attention to details even in places where the user would never interact (motherboard layout and finish).

You might be guessing from intuition that 10-100ms latency doesn't matter, but I suspect that it does. You can feel the philsophy of the company when you use their products and they feel wonderful. It's a culmination of attention to detail in every aspect of development. I love Sublime Text precisely because of how fast it is.

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Re:Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electr... by imachine1980_ on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @01:31AM (#28206514)
trashcan, butterfly keyboard, bending displays, less intuitive user interface in post of similar style whit ios?
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Re:Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electr... by systemvoltage on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @02:00AM (#28206654)
Touche, we need some finest software equivalent of Rolls Royces. Luxury software industry doesn't exist, I wish it did. I'd gladly pay 2x for a piece of software that is well crafted.
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Re:Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electr... by panda88888 on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @02:09AM (#28206697)
Rolls Royces equivalent software would cost at least 10x if the cost ratio is analogous to the vehicle prices.

And they would expect you to have an assistant to work the software for you. ;P

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Re:Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electr... by inter_netuser on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @03:27AM (#28207150)
Crudely put, luxury market is iOS.

A lot more “luxury” apps compared to android, and priced accordingly.

e.g. $50 for a todo list app, etc.

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