XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2023-03-09, Bob Campbell  wrote:   
   > nospam  wrote:   
   >   
   >> what possible benefit is there for an end user to know the   
   >> instantaneous refresh rate of the display, as it constantly changes   
   >> based on the currently content, as well as various other factors   
   >> (finger motion, power management, thermals, etc.)?   
   >   
   > None, of course.  It’s only important to Kiddie Trolls because it’s   
   > “something you can do on Android but not on iOS”.   
   >   
   > As if.   
   >   
   > What the Kiddie Trolls fail to understand is that iPhones are not   
   > aimed at computer geeks.  Nor are iPads.  Actually the Kiddie Trolls   
   > fail to understand LOTS of things.   But I digress.   
   >   
   > iPhones/iPads etc. appeal to non-geeks and non-nerds precisely because   
   > all the gory details are hidden.  You turn it on and It Works. That’s   
   > it.   
   >   
   > Since 8 of the top 10 selling phones last year were iPhones, I would   
   > say that Apple is on the right track with this.   
      
   They also fail to understand that Apple's products appeal to people who   
   *are* technically proficient for the exact same reason - many   
   professionals want a product that they *don't* have to hack and fiddle   
   with just to get shit done, because they do enough of that at work, and   
   just want their device to stay out of their way at the end of the day.   
      
   >> a very bored app developer could write an app that queried and   
   >> displayed that value, although that won't actually be of much use for   
   >> one very obvious reason (which i doubt the usual suspects will figure   
   >> out).   
   >   
   > Since I am not a clueless Kiddie Troll - and have 40 years of   
   > programming experience in multiple languages - yes the reason is   
   > obvious.   The very act of displaying this info, say in a   
   > tachometer-style round gauge with a needle moving around showing the   
   > refresh rate - is going to affect the refresh rate.   
   >   
   > But hey, Kiddie Trolls.   Feel free to add this to The List.   This is   
   > yet another “No one has asked for that.   If there was ANY demand   
   > there would be multiple apps for it”.   
   >   
   > This is also Very Obvious.  Predictably, the Kiddie Trolls   
   > don’t/won’t/can’t understand this.   
   >   
   > Trolls gotta troll.  🙄   
      
   They literally spend many hours every single day trolling here. A   
   significant portion of their lives is spent hatefully trolling and   
   belittling complete strangers. What a pitiful existence.   
      
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