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I don't know how much of this is true, but I bet the truth is no less hilarious. It wouldn't surprise me if this system has no concept of usability and offline
by snorkel 13y ago
I don't know how much of this is true, but I bet the truth is no less hilarious. It wouldn't surprise me if this system has no concept of usability and offline processing queues. No matter how complex it is to process an application it's common sense to just give the user immediate feedback "Thank you for your order. We'll contact you by email within N days to followup and report your application status." Do these people expect Amazon to process orders in realtime and fling physical goods at their door in minutes? Should buying health coverage be zero conf one click instantaneous?
- hga 13y agoWell, I've heard there was a "7 second" response time metric that was part of the plan. But, yes, Amazon's "eventually consistent" system takes its time, e.g. while it's never happened to me, I know that somewhat delayed confirmation email is only made when the whole system has reserved a book for me, even if there's only one copy in stock and someone else made an order for it at about the same time. Etc.