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Dear Boeing,

I travel on your planes quite a bit. Please stop making them like they're Teslas.

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One thing that can be said about this is this is what happens when sales and marketing takes over an engineering organisation.
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The replies to this on Bluesky are something else. They’re quite sanctimonious and fall into the category of, “please use another form of public transport for long distance travel in and out of Portugal” (sure thing. Here’s an exhaustive list: )

Or

“iPad/SUV crossovers which fall to bits from lack of QA with random OTA patches distributed by an ego challenged fascist in a strop are good actually and you should use them instead of public transport”.

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😬 Yes. Because an iPad will surely kill you if its operating system fails or its glass breaks. 🤦‍♂️

It is weird what people choose to defend.

Personally, I value solid windows and doors on planes. It's a relatively low bar.✈️

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@Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸🌱 My main issue with cars that are iPads with wheels is that the UI is generally terrible and they’re fucking horrible to drive.

I want a speed dial, a volume knob, actual buttons to press for climate control, and door handles that actually allow me to operate the door.

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@mastodonmigration I am willing to bet it would actually be cheaper for manual knobs. Added complexity of software and computer control can only add price over time. The internal mechanisms are the same.
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Don't think so. The ergonomic engineering of controls in cars is one of those things that looks seemless, but is the result of lots of design expertise. The controls themselves are quite expensive because they have to work reliably in temperature and environmental extremes. Sticking an iPad on the dashboard is relatively inexpensive. It is also a safety nightmare, but hey its so cool 😎.
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I reckon touch-only is cheaper nowadays. Touchscreens are cheap commodity items, note that the CPU behind them is nearly always underpowered and the UI poor, the assembly cost is less than lots of buttons, and it's identical for all versions regardless of features.

Hyundai's design team have stated that they plan to stick with buttons. But they don't really have a Leaf-sized hatchback (maybe Ionic 5, but I think it's bigger, and the looks will be marmite)

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