Actually? An old iPad on WiFi that is stationed on the other side of several walls.
Honestly, a lot of people don’t mind waiting a second for actions to complete. (For some of us, it’s the only pause we get to take during the day.)
There are enough low-end phone sales that we should be able to accept that some people really don’t mind taking an extra moment if it saves a dollar.
This really isn’t to say that software should be slow, but I think we should acknowledge that speed is not the sole value that users concern themselves with when using software. Many times it isn’t even a primary value.
Actually? An old iPad on WiFi that is stationed on the other side of several walls.
Honestly, a lot of people don’t mind waiting a second for actions to complete. (For some of us, it’s the only pause we get to take during the day.)
There are enough low-end phone sales that we should be able to accept that some people really don’t mind taking an extra moment if it saves a dollar.
This really isn’t to say that software should be slow, but I think we should acknowledge that speed is not the sole value that users concern themselves with when using software. Many times it isn’t even a primary value.