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>> consumers wanted more features. Do they though? I mean, everyone I've asked just wants their Microwave to have two dials, Power and Time, yet no such thing
by s_kilk 10y ago
>> consumers wanted more features.
Do they though?
I mean, everyone I've asked just wants their Microwave to have two dials, Power and Time, yet no such thing exists on the market. Instead it's a sea of bullshit Microwaves with bullshit "value add" features.
I'd wager the same is true of TVs, and myriad other consumer products. The end-users just want simple tech that works for years on end, while Product Managers and Designers want to boost their own status by sheparding these mindless "improvements" into production.
- ebiester 10y agoPeople would flip their shit if their microwaves didn't rotate anymore, for example. But what "Value Add" features are you talking about that are non-trivial to implement?
- marcosdumay 10y agoIt's not a microwave, but... I've lost my fridge manual and have no idea how to set its clock anymore - so it's just there, blinking, for eternity. Yes, I brought this fridge model because of "features". I even did a feature comparison while searching for a model. The caveat is that all the features I looked for were related to chilling things, or easy maintenance. I would pay extra for getting rid of the clock - and more yet for just some different software that displayed temperature instead of time.
- cududa 10y agoHave you considered using the internet to find a copy of the manual?
- outworlder 10y agoNot entirely true. At work we have a microwave oven with a single dial for time (haven't bothered to even check if it has power settings). It also doesn't rotate. It's branded as a "commercial microwave oven" or something.