The Nerd Market

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John A. Bailo

It used to be that a nerd would work in a business, and he would get all
tech, and the businessman would say: yes, but the customer wouldn't
understand it.

Yet, now, nerds are huge. Many are nerds.

In fact, if it's too simple, they wouldn't use it.

So, the nerd can say to the businessman, yes, but you don't understand it.


Right?
 
John said:
It used to be that a nerd would work in a business, and he would get all
tech, and the businessman would say: yes, but the customer wouldn't
understand it.

Yet, now, nerds are huge. Many are nerds.

In fact, if it's too simple, they wouldn't use it.

So, the nerd can say to the businessman, yes, but you don't understand it.


Right?
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it's a bit more complicated than that, John. But I won't try to explain
it, your brain would melt ;)
 
Without context this is a difficult comment to reply to but I think you need
a good dose of idiotic user.

I think the middle of the road rule still applies ... make it extremely
simple in the default case but allow more advanced cases (often through
seperate interfaces).

Cheers,

Greg
 
Without context this is a difficult comment to reply to but I think you need
a good dose of idiotic user.

I think the middle of the road rule still applies ... make it extremely
simple in the default case but allow more advanced cases (often through
seperate interfaces).
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For example, take universal remotes.

The easiest case, you keep hitting power until it works.

The next case is you look up the numbers for your tv's brand, try them
until one works, and that's that.

Then there's the 99x codes for key moving, volume punch through, etc.

Then there's the advanced codes.

Then there's the six-pin connector.
 
Without context this is a difficult comment to reply to but I think you need
a good dose of idiotic user.

I think the middle of the road rule still applies ... make it extremely
simple in the default case but allow more advanced cases (often through
seperate interfaces).
Click to expand...

A good example is the universal remote:

At the simplest level, you pick the code for your TV and that's it.

Then there's the 99x codes for volume punch-through, etc.

Then there's the advanced codes, key mover on more advanced remotes,
etc.

Then there's the six-pin connector.
 
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