• @TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world
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    393 months ago

    I am so very tired of every company nonsensically shoehorning “AI” into their software to appease shareholders and investors. Discord shut down their AI chatbot in less than a year – take notes from that.

    • @nicoag@lemmy.ml
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      183 months ago

      It also attracts users. Using fad “tech” terminology makes them feel superior than the rest. They think “Oh I’m a tech expert because I use an AI toaster”.

      Another good example are “gaming” web browsers. Some people actually think they’re better (beyond the looks).

      This is a basic marketing strategy. It actually works (just for selling nonsense, of course).

      • LostXOR
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        123 months ago

        Pretty much every web browser except Firefox is just Chromium with some extra crap slapped on it, they’re all functionally the same.

        • JackGreenEarth
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          103 months ago

          And Safari. But that’s hardware locked, so it’s not really better - it’s just not based on Chromium.

          • @soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz
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            33 months ago

            Safari is the best browser if you’re running Mac hardware on battery and care about power usage.

            It’s just in another League when it comes to optimisation

          • @Willdrick@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            If you’re on Linux, gnome-web uses the same engine as safari. And it’s a mess

            Safari is the new ie6

            Edit: also blink (used by anything chromium) is based off WebKit (safari)

    • @helenslunch@feddit.nl
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      13 months ago

      I’m tired of them creating popular services and then just shitting all over them, cramming in whatever is the new hot thing instead of just letting them be.