>I'm starting to get this feeling that there's no way to satisfy everyone. Some people hate the sycophantic models, some love them. So whatever they do, there's a large group of people complaining.
Duh?
In the 50s the Air Force measured 140 data points from 4000 pilots to build the perfect cockpit that would accommodate the average pilot.
The result fit almost no one. Everyone has outliers of some sort.
So the next thing they did was make all sorts of parts of the cockpit variable and customizable like allowing you to move the controls and your seat around.
That worked great.
"Average" doesn't exist. "Average" does not meet most people's needs
Configurable does. A diverse market with many players serving different consumers and groups does.
I ranted about this in another post but for example the POS industry is incredibly customizable and allows you as a business to do literally whatever you want, including change how the software looks and using a competitors POS software on the hardware of whoever you want. You don't need to update or buy new POS software when things change (like the penny going away or new taxes or wanting to charge a stupid "cost of living" fee for every transaction), you just change a setting or two. It meets a variety of needs, not "the average businesses" needs.
N.B I am unable to find a real source for the Air force story. It's reported tons but maybe it's just a rumor.
Duh?
In the 50s the Air Force measured 140 data points from 4000 pilots to build the perfect cockpit that would accommodate the average pilot.
The result fit almost no one. Everyone has outliers of some sort.
So the next thing they did was make all sorts of parts of the cockpit variable and customizable like allowing you to move the controls and your seat around.
That worked great.
"Average" doesn't exist. "Average" does not meet most people's needs
Configurable does. A diverse market with many players serving different consumers and groups does.
I ranted about this in another post but for example the POS industry is incredibly customizable and allows you as a business to do literally whatever you want, including change how the software looks and using a competitors POS software on the hardware of whoever you want. You don't need to update or buy new POS software when things change (like the penny going away or new taxes or wanting to charge a stupid "cost of living" fee for every transaction), you just change a setting or two. It meets a variety of needs, not "the average businesses" needs.
N.B I am unable to find a real source for the Air force story. It's reported tons but maybe it's just a rumor.