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Is Choice a Problem For Android?
New submitter mjone13 writes "Dave Feldman, in a blog posts, says that the problem Android faces is giving consumers too much choice. He cites several studies which state that consumers generally are unhappier when they have too much choice. 'Catering to all individual preferences creates a bloated, bland product. Not to mention a UI that’s impossible to navigate. Furthermore, people are notoriously bad at identifying what we want. And what we do want is influenced heavily by what we know — our expectations are constrained by our experience.' He then goes on to talk about Android fragmentation, app developer problems and bug issues. Finally he says the people who general prefer the choice Android provides are tinkers similar to gear heads who love tinkering with their car. 'I think many who extol Android’s flexibility fall into the tinkerer category, including some tech bloggers. They love all the ways they can customize their phones, not because they’re seeking some perfect setup, but because they can swap in a new launcher every week. That’s fun for them; but they’ve made the mistake of not understanding how their motivation differs from the rest of us.' Is choice really a problem for Android?"
Whether it's a problem depends on what the goals are. Providing a satisfying experience to a bunch of tinkerers is a very different thing from providing a satisfying experience to the multitude of non-tinkerers who buy smartphones.
Don't read this... it is a curse...
In 1994, an adventurous young lad named Winston was frolicking about in his neighborhood and eventually discovered an ominous-looking building. Winston, being the fearless young lad that he was, decided to investigate the building with the hope that he'd discover something new and exciting all by himself. After wandering around the building for a period of time no longer than a few minutes, Winston came across an unblocked entrance that lead into a dark room; from his position, he could see that a small area in the middle of the room was illuminated by some sort of spotlight. Winston, feeling as if he was being drawn into the building, decided to head inside to see what this mysterious place had to offer.
Winston immediately began regretting his decision to enter the building as soon as he noticed numerous shady individuals surrounding the spotlight he had seen previously. In the spotlight, Winston saw a naked little boy that looked exactly like him; curious, he slowly approached the light. By the time Winston was no more than twenty feet away from his lookalike, he could tell that the boy in the spotlight did indeed look exactly like himself, and that the spotlight boy had his precious ass pointed up in the air. At this point, Winston noticed that had no body, and from that he surmised that the boy who resided in the middle of the spotlight was no imposter, but he himself!
Winston, now terror-struck, wondered how he could be viewing events while outside of his body, as if he were a ghost. The boy, being quite bright, quickly figured out that he was no ghost, but something along the lines of a disembodied perspective; an observer. Not only was Winston now little more than a perspective, but he could somehow feel what his body was experiencing. As question after question surfaced in Winston's mind, an entity that would make him dread his vacuous decision to enter this building appeared right behind his real body's bootyass. "What is that!?" Winston screamed to himself. Winston stared intently and discerned the entity's true nature; it was an ET doll, and it was moving of its own accord! Even a cursory glance of this enigmatic entity would be enough to tell one that it was malevolent by its very nature, and Winston, being a little boy, became absolutely terrified at the mere sight of it...
The misfortunate young boy then noticed that the shady individuals he'd took notice of when he entered the building began whispering to one another. "It's beginning. I can't wait!" said one shadowy figure. "A grand experiment is about to unfold; an experiment unlike any the world has ever seen before!" said another. Every last one of the shady figures were standing outside of the spotlight and were surrounding it, as if they were an audience to some event that was about to take place. The whispers came to a sudden halt when the ET doll began to move closer and closer to Winston's prized bootyass. It was at this point that poor little Winston realized that an experiment was taking place in this building, and that he was the test subject!
The ET doll drew near Winston's vulnerable little ass and stuck its hand up in the air. Winston, at this point, had already succumbed to trepidation, but he still attempted to stop the malicious entity from taking any further actions. Unfortunately, Winston, being a mere observer, could do nothing but watch in horror as the experiment unfolded before his very eyes! The ET doll began screaming "Ba la la la leh leh leh!" repeatedly, and not long after that was when it began to conduct the much-anticipated experiment. The malicious entity then began jabbing its hand into Winston's asshole while repeating that same phrase again and again. What followed was not pain, but excruciating ass tickle!
"It tickles! It tickles horribly!" Winston screamed in his mind. Winston tried his utmost to stop the evil doll from harming him any further, but he could not move a single cheek! The speed of the ET doll's movements quickly became faster than e
Da derp dee derp da teedly derpee derpee dum. Rated PG-13.
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Don't read this... it is a curse...
In 1994, an adventurous young lad named Winston was frolicking about in his neighborhood and eventually discovered an ominous-looking building. Winston, being the fearless young lad that he was, decided to investigate the building with the hope that he'd discover something new and exciting all by himself. After wandering around the building for a period of time no longer than a few minutes, Winston came across an unblocked entrance that lead into a dark room; from his position, he could see that a small area in the middle of the room was illuminated by some sort of spotlight. Winston, feeling as if he was being drawn into the building, decided to head inside to see what this mysterious place had to offer.
Winston immediately began regretting his decision to enter the building as soon as he noticed numerous shady individuals surrounding the spotlight he had seen previously. In the spotlight, Winston saw a naked little boy that looked exactly like him; curious, he slowly approached the light. By the time Winston was no more than twenty feet away from his lookalike, he could tell that the boy in the spotlight did indeed look exactly like himself, and that the spotlight boy had his precious ass pointed up in the air. At this point, Winston noticed that had no body, and from that he surmised that the boy who resided in the middle of the spotlight was no imposter, but he himself!
Winston, now terror-struck, wondered how he could be viewing events while outside of his body, as if he were a ghost. The boy, being quite bright, quickly figured out that he was no ghost, but something along the lines of a disembodied perspective; an observer. Not only was Winston now little more than a perspective, but he could somehow feel what his body was experiencing. As question after question surfaced in Winston's mind, an entity that would make him dread his vacuous decision to enter this building appeared right behind his real body's bootyass. "What is that!?" Winston screamed to himself. Winston stared intently and discerned the entity's true nature; it was an ET doll, and it was moving of its own accord! Even a cursory glance of this enigmatic entity would be enough to tell one that it was malevolent by its very nature, and Winston, being a little boy, became absolutely terrified at the mere sight of it...
The misfortunate young boy then noticed that the shady individuals he'd took notice of when he entered the building began whispering to one another. "It's beginning. I can't wait!" said one shadowy figure. "A grand experiment is about to unfold; an experiment unlike any the world has ever seen before!" said another. Every last one of the shady figures were standing outside of the spotlight and were surrounding it, as if they were an audience to some event that was about to take place. The whispers came to a sudden halt when the ET doll began to move closer and closer to Winston's prized bootyass. It was at this point that poor little Winston realized that an experiment was taking place in this building, and that he was the test subject!
The ET doll drew near Winston's vulnerable little ass and stuck its hand up in the air. Winston, at this point, had already succumbed to trepidation, but he still attempted to stop the malicious entity from taking any further actions. Unfortunately, Winston, being a mere observer, could do nothing but watch in horror as the experiment unfolded before his very eyes! The ET doll began screaming "Ba la la la leh leh leh!" repeatedly, and not long after that was when it began to conduct the much-anticipated experiment. The malicious entity then began jabbing its hand into Winston's asshole while repeating that same phrase again and again. What followed was not pain, but excruciating ass tickle!
"It tickles! It tickles horribly!" Winston screamed in his mind. Winston tried his utmost to stop the evil doll from harming him any further, but he could not move a single cheek! The speed of the ET doll's movements quickly became fa
Da derp dee derp da teedly derpee derpee dum. Rated PG-13.
Wow! What do we have here? Some sort of grand experiment is unfolding, and you're in the middle of it all...
Da derp dee derp da teedly derpee derpee dum. Rated PG-13.