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[โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If competition drives innovation and customer savings, then having an easy metric to compare devices is fantastic for consumers.

Cars have 0-60, mpg or range, engine size etc, why not the same for a phone.

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  • [+] -8 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    You clearly have no clue how little the average car buyer researches before going to a dealership.

    It's not that the information can't be useful, it's that Monday cares and it won't make any meaningful effect.

    It won't shake up anything. It'll barely make a dent in buying habits.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago

    Itโ€™s about giving the engineering people and the marketers ammunition for the management. Hey, you know that if we donโ€™t improve on efficiency and the materials we use we will have to get a rating of x while our main rivals are a y. Euro NCAP has the same effect.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago

    I pay attention to that stuff. Would it be better if more people shopped thoughtfully? Sure. But it's not "nobody" and if manufacturers know that such and such a metric impacts sales by even 5% then they'll probably try to improve it. Even if they don't try to improve it, it means I personally can buy in a more informed way.

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