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He's saying that the kind of people who frequent HN are indicators of what the future might be like: Regular people don’t think about their choice of computer
by thenduks 17y ago
He's saying that the kind of people who frequent HN are indicators of what the future might be like:
Regular people don’t think about their choice of computer platform in detail and with passion like nerds do because, duh, they are not nerds. But nerds are leading indicators.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoNerds are leading indicators for some things, but not everything. Once something has become commoditized, nerds may be leading indicators of what a small niche will prefer, but most people will compare that commodity primarily on price. Reversing commoditization is difficult and rare.
- simonw 17y agoIf nerds aren't going to be leading indicators for computers, what are they going to be indicators for?
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoAre nerds the leading indicators for handheld calculators?
- blasdel 17y agoNot at all: witness TI's total dominance of the graphing calculator market, selling millions a year with a fucking Z80 and dogshit software for $80 each. Their 'high-end' calculators have decent software with an easy-to-use CAS, but are crippled by their slow M68k processors, and cost $120.
- krakensden 17y agoThey have competitors?