The 1% is indeed just one of those figures. Apparently, the Sahara Desert measures over 9,400,000 square km(3,630,000 sq miles). That 1% would be more than twice the size of The Netherlands to cover in solar panels.
Actually, it didn't even get to the 5% threshold. Article says that 5% is the point at which a user can notice an increase in speed, which it didn't make. Just saying.
No DVD required means that a) people (especially school kids) will split costs on buying one original copy and b) people who already own one find out that there's no DVD required and will tell their friends if it comes up in conversation, leading them to ask to borrow the DVD for a day.
I agree with you, I think self-referencing goes no deeper than a language problem. It reminds me of that QI episode where Stephen Fry mentions that there are 32 words for demonstrative pronouns. Antithetically, no one has made up a word in the English language carrying the definition "the character in this game that I'm controlling". If there was we'd all be using that word.
I wouldn't know if there has already been an attempt to make up a word.
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The 1% is indeed just one of those figures. Apparently, the Sahara Desert measures over 9,400,000 square km(3,630,000 sq miles). That 1% would be more than twice the size of The Netherlands to cover in solar panels.
Actually, it didn't even get to the 5% threshold. Article says that 5% is the point at which a user can notice an increase in speed, which it didn't make. Just saying.
No DVD required means that a) people (especially school kids) will split costs on buying one original copy and b) people who already own one find out that there's no DVD required and will tell their friends if it comes up in conversation, leading them to ask to borrow the DVD for a day.
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I wouldn't know if there has already been an attempt to make up a word.