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> people go, "you have to think of the consumers. Consumers don't use those features, because consumers are stupid. I can't see why anyone would ever add/keep a feature that's not going to be used by those consumers."

Well, I don't think "people" generally do that. It's nothing to do with stupidity; just lack of need and interest.

> The comment I replied to didn't go nearly that far

Not just "didn't go that far", it wasn't anything to do with that. It was just articulating pleasant surprise.

If I were to return this thread to its objective origin, I would agree that if you're selling a mass-market device, it's surprising to cater to a fractional percentage of that user base. I don't see how that's contentious.



> if you're selling a mass-market device, it's surprising to cater to a fractional percentage of that user base. I don't see how that's contentious.

I argue it shouldn't be that surprising because a lot of people find value in this 1%, and each person wants a different 1%.

But maybe it's surprising because most companies are stupid and don't realize this.




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