z9znz · HackerTrans

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I'm not a frontend guy, so maybe someone else here knows how to effectively benchmark the current system. I would be very curious to see how the current system performed versus a new React FE. Surely MS will do this themselves, but I don't know if they will publish it (especially if it shows the net result of the change was negative).

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> Hopefully it will become better/more generally useful within a decade

This is kind of what Apple has always done: bring a new (cool) thing to the consumer, even if it isn't as good as it sounds. But so far they seem to catch up and make it good after a couple of iterations.

And in this case it puts that checkbox in the consumer's mind, so other manufacturers will probably put some effort into matching or exceeding it.

If I were planning on being in places with no coverage and some risk, I would buy one of the relatively inexpensive Garmin satellite comm/safety devices. But most normal, non-wilderness-adventure people are not going to do that. Maybe this Apple feature will save a few people.

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As Apple is making emergency satellite communication a consumer thing, I expect other companies will follow.

So at least in unusual situations like this no-cell-service one, spending a cold night in the woods is hopefully less of a risk.

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