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"Support free alternatives if you can, even if they underperform by some measure." I value _control_ more than I do performance Better performance is, IMHO, n
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 9mo ago
"Support free alternatives if you can, even if they underperform by some measure."
I value _control_ more than I do performance
Better performance is, IMHO, not a reason to sacrifice _control_, but that's just me
If users have control, i.e., can compile from source, then in theory performance improvement is possible through DIY or work of others. However performance is not always the only important issue. Today's commercial software tends to be rushed, lower quality, bloated. Releasing work-in-progress software that requires constant remotely-installed "updates" in place of a thoroughly-tested final product is a norm
Without control, if performance, _or anything else about the software_, is unsatisfactory, then there is nothing users can do
- Forgeties79 9mo agoBasically a lot of current software teams operate like many modern video game companies. Ship the broken thing, (maybe) repair/improve it as people suffer through the experience.
- baq 9mo agoTurns out people see value in imperfect experiences.
- Forgeties79 9mo agoThere’s a difference between tolerating something and seeing its value. I tolerate lines at restaurants, I don’t see value in them for me. You’re also operating under the assumption that people always have a choice.
- pastel8739 9mo agoBut you clearly see value in the restaurant experience, even with the shortcoming of a line. Or else you wouldn’t go.
- Forgeties79 9mo agoYou’re missing the point. The restaurant experience would be better without a line. I tolerate lines if the restaurant experience is good enough. If it is not, I go somewhere else. “Going somewhere else” is not always an option when it comes to computers/software.
- poszlem 9mo agoWhich is exactly what the OP was saying. You see a value in a imperfect restaurant experience.
- Forgeties79 9mo agoI don’t value the imperfections. I value the experience despite the imperfections. I value a great video game or piece of software often despite its bugs and issues. If they had fewer bugs and issues I’d value it more. It would be better. We should not conflate tolerance and appreciation. Just because people tolerate it doesn’t mean they value it.