joatmon
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Thank you master. We understand each other.
Now that being said, I'll be looking forward sitting on that stump with you and break that flippy cap per accident and say...oh, I am so sorry....NOT...:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:
It's a bit silly actually, seeing grown men having these discussions about something so unsignificant as a fuel cap. I remember when BMW, the leading car producer here in europe, introduced the "intelligent knob" to control all car accessories such as radio, navigation, airco, etc on their 7 series. It was promoted as the best invention since coca cola. In reality, BMW lost many loyal customers because it was too complicated to use. They couldn't crawl backwards but they have invested tons of money in new software to make it more simple to use.
I myself prefer still that little knob for tuning a radio, instead of all the high tech stuff. I won't buy a car without it.
Many engineers don't realise that people like simple solutions.
Roland,
As this thread is drawing to its natural conclusion, I submit that one important item has failed to garner any discussion. Innovation, which sometimes results in a measure of failure, is the highway of progress. We must applaud those that dare look "outside the box" and also, look at engineering and technical innovation where no perceived problem exist. I ask:
Did we need an airplane when Orville and Wilbur Wright started tinkering in their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio?
I'm sure that the naysayers at the time said something like, "If G0D had wanted man to fly, He'd have given us wings."
Did anyone really think we needed an electric starter when Charles Kettering worked away in his lab in Dayton, Ohio?
I'm sure that the naysayers at the time said something like, "I've been driving since Ransom Olds first build a car, and I'm man enough to start it. Hand cranks never fail. I'm old school baby."
Now, BMWs initial use of iDrive had many complaints. However, most were from people that didn't own and use the system. In fact, iDrive was developed to solve the "chiclet dash" problem, that is, an enourmous, complicated array of buttons on the dash to control the ever increasing number of functions for the automobiles auxilliary systems. Most users of the current generation of iDrive would not want to go back to the multi-button old style ways. Also, did you notice what BMWs high dollar competitors are doing with their controls?
Yes, innovation has benefits, but, at a cost. The cost of ridicule by the naysayers and those that get all too comfortable with their established ways and things.
But, I could be wrong,
ole joat
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This is not about who's right or wrong actually, it's only a matter of opinion. If I were Stihl, I'd be not too proud of the vote result anyway.
