Most good products being ruined by the need for something new to sell
Business models increasingly seem to be built on re-selling to the same customer again and again. Selling a good product that will last for years has gone out the window. Think what you will of that, but it inevitably ruins the product. Because after experimentation and refining, any product will (or should) reach a point where it does the job just fine. However, the old adage of "If it ain't broke, don't 'fix' it" has been forgotten.
Now perfectly good things (menus) are thrown out and replaced with other things less suited to the task (unlabeled icons), solely to create something "new" to sell. Business models are destroying the fruits of years of design and testing.
If anyone has a Colony Ship B handy, I can nominate plenty of management and marketing people to fill its passenger list.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
