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Software should be optimized for the most common use-case -- not the outliers. Most people usually buy computers in standard configurations (which typically mea
by grok2 14y ago
Software should be optimized for the most common use-case -- not the outliers. Most people usually buy computers in standard configurations (which typically means 4GB to 8GB of memory) or use company provided equipment and they aren't going to be happy with being told "just buy another 8GB of memory -- it's only $120" as a solution to the slowness of their browsing!
- danneu 14y agoAnd not everyone is browsing the internet from their disposable income suburbia with their extensible upgradable tower computer. But then again the HN bubble also thinks my mother knows "Twitter Bootstrap" by name.