SLOTH
Sometimes, sloth takes over and a product isn’t adequately tested before it’s released into the wild with crippling flaws. Every tech firm is guilty of this at some point(s). Just think back to the iPhone 4 and its two exposed antennas, which would lose their signal and drop calls should a user bridge them by touching the lower left edge of the phone with their fingers.
Apple initially passed this off as a nonissue, even going as far as to suggest that people should hold their phones a different way, but capitulated some time later and offered a free bumper case with every iPhone 4 to insulate the phone from its owner. The fix is trivial – a little piece of masking tape would provide the same insulating effect – but the underlying flaw isn’t. Such an Achilles’ heel could surely have been uncovered during tests?
Apple is far from alone (and far from the worst) though. From Samsung’s first Galaxy Fold to Microsoft’s Windows ME, the tech space is littered with numerous products that have failed before they hit the market. It’s a shame, because these firms generally hold themselves to higher standards, and because consumers deserve better. Surely we can afford to wait for a mature product?
GLUTTONY
Gluttony concerns overindulgence, and nowhere is this more apparent that the myriad payment platforms that are plaguing us now. GrabPay. Alipay. Google Pay. Apple Pay. Samsung Pay. KrisPay. Razer Pay. These payment gateways don’t even constitute 20 per cent of the ones available in Singapore, and more are set to arrive.
This story is from the Issue 152 edition of August Man SG.
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