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I have just disassembled a piece of furniture, so I might be a bit biased, but what went through my head is "my screwdriver does not need personality". I don't
by Tichy 15y ago
I have just disassembled a piece of furniture, so I might be a bit biased, but what went through my head is "my screwdriver does not need personality". I don't even care if the screwdriver is rather boring.
Probably it is true for some products, but I think if you offer a great service or tool, people won't shun it just because it is boring. For example the tax industry is huge (in Germany anyway), software companies selling tax accounting software rake in the money. I don't think little artificial pets would help with their products.
- andrewflnr 15y agoPersonally, I can see value in tax-management software having a personality. People might really appreciate that if it made the task less onerous, as long as it was done in a way that didn't interfere or give you the feeling it didn't know what it was doing. Couldn't that be a big differentiator?
- Tichy 15y agoClippy?
- andrewflnr 15y ago"Done in a way that doesn't interfere." :) Good point, though. I was thinking more along the lines of wording of dialogue and descriptions.