"There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things."
(Phil Karlton)
Amusing that along with this, there are two articles about caches on the front page of HN right now.
Amusing that along with this, there are two articles about caches on the front page of HN right now.
A good Apple product may in some ways be more constrained than similar products but is easy to understand and use and 'just works'. For instance, you bought an iPod and you plugged it into your Mac which popped up a store where you could buy music. You didn't have to know what an 'mp3' is. Or you bought an iPhone, took it home, plugged into your computer and 3 minutes later had a working new phone/pocket web browser. You didn't have to listen to anyone telling you about extended warranty and the web browser actually worked.
Buying an Apple TV or subscribing to the service doesn't solve any of the endless irritations and inconveniences associated with consuming TV or movies online. It just names them all Apple TV but if they fixed that, the irritations and inconveniences would still be there.
It solves all problems by leaving no memory and battery for them to happen in.