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You're right about soliciting feature requests in niche tech forums. Everyone upvotes and agrees with each other that so-and-so must be done. Then when they're
by hitekker 5y ago
You're right about soliciting feature requests in niche tech forums. Everyone upvotes and agrees with each other that so-and-so must be done. Then when they're asked as individuals to put money down for what they asked for, they go silent.
The iPhone 12 mini, Gaming on Linux, and other examples come to mind. Lots of empty words, no hard cash.
- jareklupinski 5y agohey, i own an iphone 12 mini; you didnt get one? srsly tho, its not an absolute cold cash move all the time, especially when the PM/Designer has some status and wants something for their portfolio at the expense of customer need also, happy customers dont hand out bonuses and salary bumps. bosses do...
- Ntrails 5y ago> hey, i own an iphone 12 mini; you didnt get one? I got the SE as soon as it was out, was the form factor I'd been after so I bought it.
- jareklupinski 5y agoah nice, I wish i could have held onto my SE for life (water damaged), i would literally buy upgraded internals inside an iphone 4 body for the rest of my life if that were possible
- dvtrn 5y agoThen when they're asked as individuals to put money down for what they asked for, they go silent. This handy trick works for managers too ;) I consider it a fork of the 'wally reflector'. Okay, I'll take my non-sequiturs elsewhere.