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Re: the pushback the author got on Twitter; I believe in skepticism towards corporations and marketing claims, but the level of cynicism online towards any new
by smelterdemon 9y ago
Re: the pushback the author got on Twitter; I believe in skepticism towards corporations and marketing claims, but the level of cynicism online towards any new tech idea or product seems a bit out of hand. There's a certain trend, on Twitter especially, of people racing to prove they're either more woke or smarter than the teams of people behind things that are yet to even be released. I mean a "wait and see" attitude wrt the actual effectiveness is good, but I don't get why we need to concoct extreme hypotheticals here suggesting Apple is somehow irresponsible for adding an optional feature.
- eric_h 9y ago> There's a certain trend, on Twitter especially, of people racing to prove they're either more woke or smarter than the teams of people behind things that are yet to even be released. This has been a trend of a vocal minority on the internet for as long as I've been connected to it. Remember "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame"?
- Razengan 9y ago> Remember "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame"? I hate linking to that site but this will always be golden: Apple's New Thing (a post from 2001) [1] [1] https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apples-new-thing-ipod.500/ https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apples-new-thing-ipod.5...
- irq-1 9y ago"attention awareness" is Apples own description. How long before it's turned against the user to confirm "Advertisement Awareness" or EULA Awareness, etc..?
- nemothekid 9y ago>Advertisement Awareness Fortunately Sony already has a patent for this exact scenario. Maybe that will deter Apple from building such a feature (lol). http://fortune.com/2013/04/30/sony-patent-is-hilarious-terrifying/ http://fortune.com/2013/04/30/sony-patent-is-hilarious-terri...