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Companies like Apple and digital research were producing great UI/UX in the 80s, well before widespread internet usage made telemetry a viable option for compan
by loloquwowndueo 5y ago
Companies like Apple and digital research were producing great UI/UX in the 80s, well before widespread internet usage made telemetry a viable option for companies.
(I mean the 1980s, just to stave off any attempts to send me back in time to observe computing in the 18th century).
- stavros 5y agoI don't understand this argument. "Apple did good UX without telemetry in the 80s, so you should be able to do good UX without telemetry now, Muse". Like, what do people think they want the telemetry for? Are they planning to sell the treasure trove that is "how many people clicked on the 'select audio sink' button" to the highest bidder? You can tell them "do it without telemetry" all you want, but in the end it's just not going to be as good as if they had feedback.
- teknopaul 5y agonot any more, they've blown all their good will
- CJefferson 5y agoApple OS pre OS-X, and Windows 3.1/95, used to crash all the time. A big part of the improvements in crashes (talking to people in the companies) is automatic submission of errors. Also, Apple was selling Apple IIs for the modern equivalent of $5,000. I'm sure Audacity could achieve some great in-person UI studies is people were willing to pay that kind of money.
- teknopaul 5y agodoesn't take $5000 to open a survey monkey account.