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Comment · 6 years ago
Hyperbolic? Literally both are backed by factual examples. Did you read the article?

Some companies are horrible to their customers, is there something wrong about posting literal facts and comparing to marketing lies?

Comment · 6 years ago
Yes, this was their TV Advertising for a decade.

I don't watch TV much, but they seemed to have pivoted to the word "privacy"

Comment · 6 years ago
"I'm a Mac

And I'm a P----Error"-Apple ad year 200x

And as you mentioned, like politics, you can deny it and fanatics will believe you..

Comment · 6 years ago
It really goes to show Apple Advertising has no basis in reality. "Security" claims are obviously debunked on a weekly basis if you work in tech.

"Privacy" claims are just as nonsensical as we've seen Apple bend to multiple governments (PRISM). You bet Apple will sell your privacy if the deal is good enough.

That being said, I don't think anything can be secure, we must treat everything as potentially compromised and act accordingly. I diversify my emails/bank/HDD/etc... So if one gets hacked, I didn't lose everything. Edit- Also those Superstars may be known, but you bet there are experts that would take the money rather than prestige.

Comment · 6 years ago
Same reason people don't like Apple. A low quality product sold by massive advertising/marketing campaigns.

And yes Tesla is unreliable, there's no debate here. A new car company is going to be unreliable. And why are you using Absolute numbers? 1 roof, 7 million Ford cars. You made a statistical error here.

And what is this about combustion engines? It's 2020, everyone sells an EV. Only Tesla sells a low quality EV.

Comment · 6 years ago
It's not free when you need to pay someone to update your website.

Grandma might be able to edit HTML, but "what's sudo? What's ssh? This one website says I need to pay for certs?"

Comment · 6 years ago
One of my biggest complaints is how https flags text based websites for being dangerous.

What danger could possibly happen if I'm reading about a Physical Therapy clinic?

They don't take credit cards, there's no information for me to enter on the website.

But unless the Physical Therapist knows how to manage the server, they get this scary warning.

Maybe it isn't a big deal to US healthcare because they make lots of money. But I imagine there are others that don't have the technical abilities to upgrade to https. Could your grandma do it for her sewing store?

Comment · 6 years ago
This is telling. The user expects a software experience, but Tesla software is notoriously buggy.

This same experience with a Ford logo would end in a negative review.

Comment · 6 years ago
Wow that chart is telling.

But I designed interior parts, so it's my own Engineering take. Tesla's were not competitive at all. The gaps between panels were so bad, you could stick your finger in it. That's not just an appearance issue, kids and adults will mess around with large gaps and put stuff inside.

And features in the interior were non existent. (Especially for a luxury car)

Comment · 6 years ago
Safety issues are recalled, so you would see them regardless.

Since Tesla has less than 1 million cars built IIRC, it's actually much worse of a problem. Other automakers have hundreds of millions of cars on the road with different designs, each with potential problems.

Yet something safety critical like a roof falling off happens rarely, but get recalled.

Has there been any Tesla recalls?

Comment · 6 years ago
I'd hardly call it a "great design". From a specification point of view Tesla is below Kia on everything from exteriors to interiors.

It's a low cost design, not a great design.

Comment · 6 years ago
You don't buy a Tesla for reliability. You buy one to show your friends.

No other automaker gets this pass(except maybe Jeep vehicles).

Anyway, as bad as Tesla quality is, customers getting new cars from new companies should have little expectation of quality. (Although Tesla made it's first car in 2006, at when do they stop getting such sympathy?)

Comment · 6 years ago
If "security" is just Apple marketing, can we safely say "privacy" is just marketing too?

Maybe today things seem fine, but with declining sales, desperate companies are likely to do whatever it takes to make money. Doing something Anti-consumer is not new to Apple's core philosophy.

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