> Just say "Yes", Google. Just say fucking "Yes". It's not that fucking hard to say fucking "Yes".
Do you really need a "yes" there? I think it is pretty normal to have a stupid PR response there -- of course the answer is "yes". There is no other way.
Re:Project Fi by Google
by Dylan16807 on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @03:10PM
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Well the real question is "Does it increase radio power usage more than a couple percent?", not whether it literally takes a single joule.
Also the answer could be no! Transferring to a better connection can let you run the radio at lower power.
Re:Project Fi by Google
by yellowapple on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @02:59PM
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My point is that Google, of all companies, should be grown-up-enough to be able to resist the temptation to feed its users PR non-answers. Google's supposed to be bucking trends, "Do[ing] No Evil(TM)", etc.; they've set a higher standard and they're not meeting it.
Re:Project Fi by Google
by ForHackernews on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @03:32PM
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C'mon, "Do[ing] No Evil(TM)" is itself a PR non-answer to explain why we shouldn't be worried about their dangerous centralization of data and infrastructure.
At Microsoft (and I'm sure at Google), there was an internal "rude FAQ" that was full of these answers. I felt it a shame we couldn't just publish that, instead.
That Google is long gone.
Then why have it on the FAQ?
Again, for PR reasons.
Have a Snickers.
Re:Project Fi by Google
by yellowapple on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @02:58PM
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Why?
"You're not you when you're hungry"
Re:Project Fi by Google
by yellowapple on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @04:18PM
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eats a Snickers
For example: "Q: Does moving between networks affect my battery life? A: We like full batteries too. Our software is optimized to not put extra strain on your battery by only moving you between networks when absolutely necessary."
Just say "Yes", Google. Just say fucking "Yes". It's not that fucking hard to say fucking "Yes".
Another example: "Q: When will Project Fi support other smartphones? A: The Nexus 6 is the first smartphone that supports Project Fi's network of networks. During Project Fi's Early Access Program we plan to only support the Nexus 6."
That doesn't answer the question at all. The question asks "when", and Google just resorts to repeating the same exact information that prompted the question in the first place.
Google does understand the point of FAQs, right? To answer common questions about things? Or are they too busy half-assing their Fiber rollout and building self-driving cars to stop and notice how much they suck at giving straight answers to even the questions that they fucking wrote?