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[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 20 points 9 months ago

why though?

technically they are much simpler, with less moving parts. if anything they should be MORE reliable

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 21 points 9 months ago

Gonna guess it's the half baked software?

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago

I was guessing crappy build quality, but software is a great way to introduce planned obsolescence now that i'm thinking about it.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

Probably the "fail fast" design mentality

[-] cwagner@beehaw.org 14 points 9 months ago

I know what you mean, but FWIW: You probably mean "move fast and break things". "Fail fast" is usually about not hiding/carrying with you potentially bad errors, and instead "fail fast" when you know there’s an issue. It’s an important tool for reliability.

An unrealistic example: Better to fail fast and not start the car at all when there’s abnormal voltage fluctuations, then explode while driving ;)

[-] Radiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Maybe they actually meant "fail fast" because it's cheaper to build? It would certainly explain a lot.

Not quite sure myself if I'm kidding or not.

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