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The arrival of the long-heralded friction-free economy (fortune.com)
41 points by walterbell on Feb 1, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Got ruined for me by the (AFAIK) incorrect Tesla story at the start - pedantic, but the cars did not "burst into flames". From what I read about those situations, the cars functioned significantly after the impact, advising their passengers to get out because it would soon light on fire.

Does it go on to say much of worth?


It seems to be something along the lines of "woohoo, we can push updates to cars now".

Apparently, "friction-free" means "what AAA gaming has been for half a decade".


I wonder if software industry depends too heavy on ability to deploy updates. Some time ago I watched Discovery's documentary about Maersk Triple-E. Engines got produced on other side of globe and couldn't really be tested until ship left the drydock. I guess that replacing the engine required as least disassembling 10% of ship. So engineers responsible for unit had only one attempt and had to made it right.




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