Updateware: software that is always updating itself but nothing ever changes: bugs don’t get fixed and the UI is forever stuck in the past.
Examples: Spotify, Steam, Discord, WhatsApp
Examples: Spotify, Steam, Discord, WhatsApp
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"[...] Most people have shown themselves entirely comfortable with being tracked by (for example) social media. According to the analyst, customers seem to think, "Google is tracking my finances, my porn habits, my everything. Why do I care if NBC knows that I watch football and The Tonight Show?""
"TCL is already experimenting with what viewers will accept here. It recently premiered movies made with generative AI that it hopes will fuel its FAST business while saving money."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/12/buying-a-tv-in-2025-expect-lower-prices-more-ads-and-an-os-war/
"TCL is already experimenting with what viewers will accept here. It recently premiered movies made with generative AI that it hopes will fuel its FAST business while saving money."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/12/buying-a-tv-in-2025-expect-lower-prices-more-ads-and-an-os-war/
Ars Technica
Buying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war.
“I do fear that the pressure to make better TVs will be lost…”…