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I remember that, it was really annoying. A prime example of arrogant engineering - they were wrong both about what was going on, and for writing dickish softwa
by _jal 6y ago
I remember that, it was really annoying.
A prime example of arrogant engineering - they were wrong both about what was going on, and for writing dickish software.
Don't write nagware. Not only are you not as smart as you think you are, software is still very, very stupid and the world is much bigger than you think, even when you think you are taking that in to account.
- bfgoodrich 6y agoI really doubt that had anything to do with arrogance or thinking they were smart. They knew that everyone would just turn that annoying "feature" off, but presumably some lawyer thought it was a good idea to ensure people didn't blame car crashes on Apple, particularly in a court of law. e.g. https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-blamed-for-accident-sued-by-injured-driver/ https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-blamed-for-accident-sued-by-...