Skype is better than “good enough”
June 17th, 2005
Catching up on Blog reading I came across another from Johnnie, on Reboot7 , that’s worth comment:
Pretty closely related was the idea of ordinariness and “good enough” solutions. David Weinberger championed “good enough” knowledge classifications; Skype favoured simple language (”Talk” not “VOIP”).
While I agree with the concept, I think the Skype example isn’t the best illustration. From a communication perspective, I think “VOIP” would have seemed “good enough” for most technology vendors. That Skype went with “Talk” shows great sensitivity to its target customers and is a hell of a lot better than “good enough.”
By the way, I only started using Skype last week and I am kicking myself for not starting sooner. Free. National. And. International. Calls. That’s better than “good enough,” too.
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1. Rosa Say | June 20th, 2005 at 12:32 am
This has nothing to do with Skype Adrian … just want to wish you a Happy Father’s Day - with aloha!
Rosa
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