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The same reason when every year a new iPad comes out, you have a thread on Hacker News with engineers complaining they can’t run Kubernetes cluster on it even t

The same reason when every year a new iPad comes out, you have a thread on Hacker News with engineers complaining they can’t run Kubernetes cluster on it even though it has the technical capability to do it. Engineers don’t understand iPad’s product positioning, that it’s not built for them and they’re not the target market. Want to get a portable Docker developer machine? MacBook Air is cheaper and lighter than a 12.9 iPad + keyboard. However, given the chance they’d be happy to ram the iPad with never ending list of features. Companies did that before the iPad and failed, because they couldn’t say no to ideas that sound great and focus on what’s really important. More often than not, engineers lack the people skills and business experience to know what questions to ask and how to dissect the answers they receive. The “Mom Test” is a great example of that.

shuckles 4y ago
Apple famously manages to do this with no Product Managers in its hardware or core software development organizations.
carom 4y ago
Open ecosystems foster growth and innovation though. Yes, companies have tried making something hackable and failed but other companies have tried closed eco systems and failed. There is a reason I have a PineWatch instead of an Apple watch or Fitbit and Wyze cams instead of Nest or Ring. I want to build an encrypted local mesh network with my iPhone for emergencies, I'll probably just do it on Android and have a few spare phones for family though. I guess it is a profit incentive vs building the future. Running a Kubernetes cluster on an iPad would be cool, like that poster who leveraged an iPhone for OCR'ing memes. [1] 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34315782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34315782
bombolo 4y ago
But docker works better on linux… if you want a docker machine a macbook air is not the best choice.
WastingMyTime89 4y ago
Side issue but the iPad is a bad example. People first complain when it comes to the iPad especially the top of the range is that it is artificially gimped to protect the MacBook sales contrary to what customers actually want. I can tell you that easily because I am currently as far from an engineering position as you can be and see people all around me who like the iPad form factor but are annoyed that you can’t properly run Office on it. The bit about most engineer not being able to talk to customers is spot on however.

shuckles 4y ago

Apple famously manages to do this with no Product Managers in its hardware or core software development organizations.

carom 4y ago

Open ecosystems foster growth and innovation though. Yes, companies have tried making something hackable and failed but other companies have tried closed eco systems and failed. There is a reason I have a PineWatch instead of an Apple watch or Fitbit and Wyze cams instead of Nest or Ring. I want to build an encrypted local mesh network with my iPhone for emergencies, I'll probably just do it on Android and have a few spare phones for family though. I guess it is a profit incentive vs building the future. Running a Kubernetes cluster on an iPad would be cool, like that poster who leveraged an iPhone for OCR'ing memes. [1] 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34315782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34315782

bombolo 4y ago

But docker works better on linux… if you want a docker machine a macbook air is not the best choice.

WastingMyTime89 4y ago

Side issue but the iPad is a bad example. People first complain when it comes to the iPad especially the top of the range is that it is artificially gimped to protect the MacBook sales contrary to what customers actually want. I can tell you that easily because I am currently as far from an engineering position as you can be and see people all around me who like the iPad form factor but are annoyed that you can’t properly run Office on it. The bit about most engineer not being able to talk to customers is spot on however.