http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/05/wireless-sucks/ Eric Cheng's Journal Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:57:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/05/wireless-sucks/#comment-4823 Dave Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:10:59 +0000 /?p=1091#comment-4823 <p>Agreed. Wireless seems like another one of those great tech innovations that's just not ready for primetime. <br /> <br /> My (complimentarly) macro rant on technology marketing:<br /> <br /> Because of the pressure to stay ahead of the competition, innovate, launch new products, grow revenue, etc., tech companies launch products that don't work very well on a regular basis. Since there's a large enough early adopter (geek) audience willing to consistently take a risk on new products, the threshold for quality at launch is low. If the early adopters suddenly required a higher standard of product performance (across the board) and this easy market dried up, companies would be forced to only introduce products when they <em>really</em> work reliably in order to be sucessful in the marketplace. Since this won't happen, we're destined to suffer through generations 1 through X before a version that <em>really</em> works is launched. This is why I'm no longer a gadget geek--I'm tired of paying a premium to be an alpha tester for stuff that generally disapoints.</p> Agreed. Wireless seems like another one of those great tech innovations that’s just not ready for primetime.

My (complimentarly) macro rant on technology marketing:

Because of the pressure to stay ahead of the competition, innovate, launch new products, grow revenue, etc., tech companies launch products that don’t work very well on a regular basis. Since there’s a large enough early adopter (geek) audience willing to consistently take a risk on new products, the threshold for quality at launch is low. If the early adopters suddenly required a higher standard of product performance (across the board) and this easy market dried up, companies would be forced to only introduce products when they really work reliably in order to be sucessful in the marketplace. Since this won’t happen, we’re destined to suffer through generations 1 through X before a version that really works is launched. This is why I’m no longer a gadget geek–I’m tired of paying a premium to be an alpha tester for stuff that generally disapoints.

]]> http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/05/wireless-sucks/#comment-4821 enjelani Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:39:42 +0000 /?p=1091#comment-4821 <p>this isn't exactly on-topic, but i just craigslisted a bunch of software that i bought in 1997-2000. some of it for "Mac OS 7.1 or higher." and i've been inundated with responses.<br /> <br /> it's funny to realize that there are actually a good number of people who are content to live 5-7 years behind the technology curve. sort of reminds me of when i'd procrastinate on problem sets in school, just in case the diligent early-birds caught errors in the assignment itself.</p> this isn’t exactly on-topic, but i just craigslisted a bunch of software that i bought in 1997-2000. some of it for “Mac OS 7.1 or higher.” and i’ve been inundated with responses.

it’s funny to realize that there are actually a good number of people who are content to live 5-7 years behind the technology curve. sort of reminds me of when i’d procrastinate on problem sets in school, just in case the diligent early-birds caught errors in the assignment itself.

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