BrikoX@lemmy.zip to Opensource@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agoFrustrated users crowdfund a $2,000 fix for Lenovo Legion ‘speakers not working properly’ error — bug bounty posted, coder wins the cash by fixing complex audio annoyance in just a monthwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareKissaki@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 months agoNew hardware manufacturer quality metric: Number of frustrated user pledges per time since market introduction.
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoWould a lot of people wanting to use the hardware but the drivers sucking be indicative of a good company or a bad company?
minus-squareTempy@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoA bad company. Because they should be delivering a holistic product. But their hardware side knows their shit at least.
minus-squareKissaki@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAs a quality metric, “bad company”. If you can differentiate between hardware product and drivers, you can separate those metrics. But usually, and for most people, using the product also means using their drivers.
New hardware manufacturer quality metric: Number of frustrated user pledges per time since market introduction.
Would a lot of people wanting to use the hardware but the drivers sucking be indicative of a good company or a bad company?
A bad company. Because they should be delivering a holistic product. But their hardware side knows their shit at least.
As a quality metric, “bad company”. If you can differentiate between hardware product and drivers, you can separate those metrics. But usually, and for most people, using the product also means using their drivers.