And Art Bell and those like him are making a living by lying to and deceiving people...
It's called "entertainment". It's also called "irony" (or is it "sarcasm")?
I realize you might have to listen for awhile to detect it because Art's use of it is very subtle.
Or maybe you just have to have heard his phone discussion with the fellow whose cat plays rubberbands at night to understand that Art doesn't necessarily believe everything his guests say. He just gives them a platform to look silly on.
Race to market requires using a part that is available (with more capability) instead of the designed part which will appear in the next production run.
Software support for hardware function was behind schedule.
Cheaper to use just one part in a model series. Some users won't pay for extra function, but some will.
Dangerous feature in the hands of the user.
You all know about overclocking. How about:
Single density floppies are just double density ones that failed paranoid testing.
Many scanner radios with more memory than announced. Snip snip, more channels.
Many amateur radios that transmit outside amateur bands. A dangerous feature in the hands of an idiot, but a hot selling point for those who need it.
Autos with computer control, and reprogramming the chip improves performance. (The average program is for the average use -- high altitude use can benefit from a different program.)
Caller-ID boxes that come with 25 memory slots, but contain a stock memory chip that can do 99. Snip snip. US West gave these away with Caller-ID service, and wanted people to buy larger capacity. Cheaper to have just one hardware.
So, yes, it happens all the time. The smart consumer can benefit.
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It's called "entertainment". It's also called "irony" (or is it "sarcasm")?
I realize you might have to listen for awhile to detect it because Art's use of it is very subtle.
Or maybe you just have to have heard his phone discussion with the fellow whose cat plays rubberbands at night to understand that Art doesn't necessarily believe everything his guests say. He just gives them a platform to look silly on.
Why?
- Race to market requires using a part that is available (with more capability) instead of the designed part which will appear in the next production run.
- Software support for hardware function was behind schedule.
- Cheaper to use just one part in a model series. Some users won't pay for extra function, but some will.
- Dangerous feature in the hands of the user.
You all know about overclocking. How about:- Single density floppies are just double density ones that failed paranoid testing.
- Many scanner radios with more memory than announced. Snip snip, more channels.
- Many amateur radios that transmit outside amateur bands. A dangerous feature in the hands of an idiot, but a hot selling point for those who need it.
- Autos with computer control, and reprogramming the chip improves performance. (The average program is for the average use -- high altitude use can benefit from a different program.)
- Caller-ID boxes that come with 25 memory slots, but contain a stock memory chip that can do 99. Snip snip. US West gave these away with Caller-ID service, and wanted people to buy larger capacity. Cheaper to have just one hardware.
So, yes, it happens all the time. The smart consumer can benefit.