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I'm sure people who pay attention to cars and their performance would agree. And I think many cars will sell. But I think "meaningfully improved" is in the eye
by bredren 5y ago
I'm sure people who pay attention to cars and their performance would agree. And I think many cars will sell.
But I think "meaningfully improved" is in the eye of the beholder.
Steve Jobs' one more thing for iPod gen five included the exclamation "calendars never looked better!"
You look at the slide he has behind him and it looks ridiculous. How useful was that calendar, how silly does that look now? What is the meaning of 0 to 60 in 4 seconds when there's traffic anyway? Isn't there a safer, less expensive way to get a rush than pushing a pedal with a foot?
I'm not arguing that these features you're describing viewed through the lens of today aren't meaningful. Breakout on iPod Video was cool too. But these improvements do not change the fundamental experience of personal transportation. They make it marginally better at best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyblf2P_q5Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyblf2P_q5Q
- ev1 5y ago> What is the meaning of 0 to 60 in 4 seconds when there's traffic anyway? I take public transit and don't own a car ($500/m parking, insane insurance rates in SF, cars broken into within minutes in daylight), but drive rentals/carshare-by-hour periodically. Merging and accelerating onto a freeway from a rate limited entryway stopped to 60 is somewhat useful while keeping up with flow.