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No they aren't being honest. Almost anything can be used in an unsafe manner if the desire to do so is there. Fundamentally you have a belt whipping around on t
by johncessna 5y ago
No they aren't being honest. Almost anything can be used in an unsafe manner if the desire to do so is there. Fundamentally you have a belt whipping around on two rollers at speeds upwards of 10 mph. It's an unsafe, if used improperly, machine to begin with.
The safety argument isn't so much an argument as it is a trigger word to elicit a response in people.
- Jtsummers 5y agoFrustratingly, the safety argument may win out. But it also reflects a poor design. What the people in the article seem to want is to be able to use an Android tablet as an Android tablet, they aren't dicking around with the safety-related parts. So the sensible (but often not done) thing to do would be to offer three modes. A "gym mode" suitable for most public equipment (just get into iFit or whatever it is), a "home mode" which permits installation and use of other apps (like Netflix), and an actual privileged mode that can get into the safety-related settings. 99.9% of people at home will be content with just that home mode level, and never care about anything beyond it.
- userbinator 5y agoUnfortunately for them, the response it elicits from me (and likely an increasing number of others) is the classic Franklin quote. The more companies try to squeeze their users, the more the users are likely to wake up to their BS.