Re:Apple maps: how Google lost when everyone thought it had won
by w1ntermute on Tuesday November 12, 2013 @09:17AM
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> No, it isn't a function of Apple cultivating tech ignorance.
Strawman. I never used the word "ignorance." It's more like acceptance of things as they are.
> Joe User : "Huh, that's different" If it still works they go about their day.
> Average Hacker News User: "Dammit, they moved the border padding 1 pixel to the left and the anti-aliasing on the font looks different when I look at it with a magnifying glass at 2 inches from my eyeball. I have to complain on my tech blogs right away about this travesty!"
Reductio ad absurdum, and you totally missed my point. I'm not talking about situations where something has just changed, I'm talking about when something has changed such that it no longer works. In such a situation, Apple users tend to consider that acceptable, such as with Apple Maps or with antennagate. As long as that fruity logo is present, they'll buy just about anything.
Strawman. I never used the word "ignorance." It's more like acceptance of things as they are.
> Joe User : "Huh, that's different" If it still works they go about their day.
> Average Hacker News User: "Dammit, they moved the border padding 1 pixel to the left and the anti-aliasing on the font looks different when I look at it with a magnifying glass at 2 inches from my eyeball. I have to complain on my tech blogs right away about this travesty!"
Reductio ad absurdum, and you totally missed my point. I'm not talking about situations where something has just changed, I'm talking about when something has changed such that it no longer works. In such a situation, Apple users tend to consider that acceptable, such as with Apple Maps or with antennagate. As long as that fruity logo is present, they'll buy just about anything.