On: Volkswagen Bringing Back Physical Buttons, Says Removing Them Was a Mistake

[neuralRiot]

>There was no reason practically all of them had to have a go at removing all the buttons and replacing them with poor substitutes

Yes, the reason is cutting costs and adding “wow factor” to the design. Like teslas “Look ma, no dashboard!” Much futuristic - very cheap.

[SllX → neuralRiot]

Yeah, so basically a test of courage. "Can we get away with this?"

[neuralRiot → SllX]

It’s basically what H.L Menken said “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.”