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I'd love to try the software products from these countries, but I can't deny that some of the very things spoken of in the article came from the origins of whic
by NBJack 3y ago
I'd love to try the software products from these countries, but I can't deny that some of the very things spoken of in the article came from the origins of which you speak.
Samsung made Tizen, and many of the 'TVs with eyes and ears' out there.
BMW was apparently the flagship for heated seats as a service.
To be fair, Nintendo is pretty good at innovation in both hardware and software, but not so much at cutting edge power these days. Or, like, people trying to have fun with friends (whether online or in tournaments).
I can't speak for China on your list; would love to hear of some battle tested counterexamples though.
All of that said, greed is undoubtedly a leading cause for many of these industry wide ailments. Why innovate when you can coast? Why invent something in your spare time for nothing when someone can pay you good money to transform JSON?
- ryoshu 3y agoNintendo purposely doesn't focus on cutting-edge or power. Hasn't since the the mid-80s. Having fun with friends is a core concept of what they do. Hand a Switch to a group of people to play party games. It's really interactive and social.
- rcxdude 3y agoNintendo is good at social if all the players are in the same room: their internet services leave a lot to be desired.
- defrost 3y agoChina's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is a nifty bit of now proven novel engineering with active shaping and nimble receiver positioning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-hundred-meter_Aperture_Spherical_Telescope https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-hundred-meter_Aperture_Sp...
- xmodem 3y agoAbleton comes from Germany for instance - not my cup of tea personally but by all accounts great software. Samsung meanwhile has a significant software development presence in California.