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Exceeding minimum specifications doesn't necessarily improve quality. I argue that extras typically make things worse. I think you're seeking "fit for use" =
by caminante 9y ago
Exceeding minimum specifications doesn't necessarily improve quality. I argue that extras typically make things worse.
I think you're seeking "fit for use" = quality, instead. This is closer to the parent comment.
- Dylan16807 9y agoIf an extra makes things worse, then it's not exceeding. It's a novel way of underperforming.
- caminante 9y agoI think you're conflating terms. Exceeding minimum specification != exceeding minimum expectation. Adding extra things is necessarily exceeding specifications.
- Retric 9y agoBeing say lighter or heavier is not inherently an improvement. So, change in mass can only exceed specifications if is is an improvement.
- caminante 9y agoNo, "improvement" is still subjective. If the spec calls for a car, and I give you a car with a roof-rack, then I've exceeded the specification for what the car must do. Whether that's an improvement is subjective. If you don't need the rack, then your MPG suffers.