Re:Bad Technology: A Call for Revolution Against Beta Culture
by vaksel on Sunday November 23, 2008 @02:08AM
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the problem is that now-a-days products are so complex, you can no longer afford to wait for the product to be perfect before you release.
The guy gives an example of an old TV...but thats the thing, it was an extremely simple technology by today's standards. Now even the simplest products, requires you to mesh together dozens of different technologies to work together.
And since the web, is pretty much full of nothing but startups, they just can't afford to spend the time w/o launching asap. If they wait for their product to be perfect, someone else will release a similar product and leave them out to dry.
The guy gives an example of an old TV...but thats the thing, it was an extremely simple technology by today's standards. Now even the simplest products, requires you to mesh together dozens of different technologies to work together.
And since the web, is pretty much full of nothing but startups, they just can't afford to spend the time w/o launching asap. If they wait for their product to be perfect, someone else will release a similar product and leave them out to dry.