XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2023-09-30, Alan  wrote:   
   > On 2023-09-30 13:07, badgolferman wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Why should they put all those resources into testing their software   
   >> when there are millions of people available to do it for free? It’s   
   >> not like anyone is going to stop using the iPhone if they found a   
   >> bug. The only way most people would drop Apple is if they started   
   >> losing trust in them…   
   >   
   > You have it precisely backwards.   
   >   
   > It is because there are "millions of people" using their iPhones in   
   > millions of different ways that there is no possible way that Apple   
   > could test for all possible problems.   
      
   It's very obvious neither badgolferman or Arlen (Wally) have ever worked   
   professionally in a software team in charge of deploying software to   
   massive numbers of heterogeneous clients.   
      
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