Re:Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware ha...
by SoftTalker on Friday December 08, 2023 @01:17PM
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Go back in time a little more and there was definitely "warm up" time for electonics. Tubes had to get up to operating temp, etc. When I was a kid I remember turning on the TV about ten minutes before my dad got home so it would be warmed up and ready for him to watch the evening news.
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Re:Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware ha...
by LargoLasskhyfv on Saturday December 09, 2023 @12:32PM
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Let's just say the 70ies to 80ies were peak of consumer electronics, then?
With the exception of digital photography, computers, mobiles...
Re:Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware ha...
by TeMPOraL on Saturday December 09, 2023 @05:37PM
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Well, that sounds accurate. Especially when it comes to heavier hardware, such as car, trucks, farm equipment... Digital photography, computers and mobiles are young, but arguably, in 2023, they're past their peak.
My take is this: the peak is at the point when a given product category existed long enough to be thoroughly developed, but short enough that value engineering didn't kick in yet to ruin it.