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Re:X is justifiably slow by HPsquared on Saturday June 01, 2024 @07:35PM (#40550056)
It's the same with cars. Manufacturers have long since made cars that are "fast enough" and it's less of a differentiator then it used to be.
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Re:X is justifiably slow by bongodongobob on Saturday June 01, 2024 @10:07PM (#40550771)
Not really, top speed has never been a selling point for cars since maybe the bootlegging days. They've been optimizing for either power or gas mileage for a long time.
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Re:X is justifiably slow by fire_lake on Sunday June 02, 2024 @09:37AM (#40554009)
No, they are optimized for status signalling.
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