Deceptive Tactics: Manipulating Numbers and Misleading Terminology in Tech Industry
Tech companies manipulate performance statistics and use deceptive tactics to present impressive numbers to consumers. They also announce products that never get released and use misleading terminology. Some lies are harmless, others are harmful.
00:00:00 Tech companies sometimes lie to us, and there are different levels of deception. The Tesla Roadster's release has been delayed multiple times, and Elon Musk made misleading statements about its speed. Other performance cars also manipulate their 0-60 times.
🤔 Tech companies sometimes lie to us, and there are different types and levels of lies.
⏳ The release of the new Tesla Roadster has been delayed multiple times.
⚡️ Claims about the speed of Tesla cars, including the Roadster, need to be understood with certain conditions and metrics.
00:02:05 A discussion on how tech companies manipulate performance statistics and use deceptive tactics to present impressive numbers to consumers. The use of 'one foot roll out' in measuring acceleration times allows Tesla to claim a 0-60 time of 1.99 seconds for the Model S, while exaggerating the torque rating of 10,000 Newton meters.
🚗 Using a one-foot roll out, Tesla was able to achieve a 0-60 time of 1.99 seconds for the Model S.
⚡️ The Tesla Roadster boasts an impressive 10,000 newton meters of torque, equivalent to about 7,400 pound feet of torque.
🔌 Torque numbers can be different for gas cars versus electric cars, and it's a key metric used to measure performance.
00:04:11 Tech companies misleading with torque ratings; electric cars report wheel torque while gas cars report torque at engine crankshaft. Difference seen in Tesla Roadster and Hummer EV. Also, discussion on vaporware products.
Torque and horsepower listed for cars can be misleading due to parasitic losses and gear ratios, but electric cars have direct drive, resulting in higher wheel torque.
Tesla and Hummer EV have reported impressive torque numbers, but when adjusted for gear ratios, the torque at the motors is lower.
Vaporware refers to products that are advertised but not yet available, and examples include concept cars like Sony's and BMW's color-changing ix.
00:06:18 Tech companies often announce products that never get released or quietly disappear. Samsung's Bixby-enabled speaker and Apple's AirPower charging mat are examples. Industry standards and terms can also be misleading, like the 'one inch' sensor.
📺 Tech companies often announce products that never get released or end up being cancelled, like Samsung's Bixby-enabled speaker and Apple's AirPower charging mat.
🤥 Companies sometimes mislead consumers with outdated industry terms, such as the 'one inch' sensor in cameras not actually being one inch in size.
🤔 Tech companies avoid addressing the cancellation or non-release of products, hoping customers will forget about them.
00:08:24 Tech companies use misleading terminology when referring to the size of camera sensors, particularly 'one-inch' sensors, which are actually smaller than one inch in both dimensions. The term 'one-inch' originated from the diameter of early vacuum tube cameras, but is now used to describe the size of modern sensors.
📷 One-inch sensors in cameras are not actually one inch in size.
💡 The term 'one inch' refers to the diameter of the vacuum tube used in early cameras, not the actual sensor measurement.
🔍 The dimensions of a one-inch sensor are about 13.2mm by 8.8mm.
00:10:31 Tech companies often misrepresent sensor sizes in their products, referring to them as one inch when they are actually smaller. This misleading practice is prevalent in the photography industry.
📏 The size of a sensor that tech companies refer to as 'one inch' is actually 0.63 inches.
⚖️ Tech companies use the term 'one inch sensor' as a selling feature, even though the actual sensor size is smaller.
📱 The photography industry should use the term '1.0 type sensor' to accurately describe the sensor size.
00:12:37 Tech companies often make misleading statements and claims about their products. Some lies are harmless, like transparent phone backs that are just stickers. But other lies, like Huawei's fake smartphone photos, are harmful and misleading to customers.
🔍 Reviewers have the job of verifying the claims made by tech companies and assessing the impact of any misrepresentations.
📱 Transparent-backed phones may appear to have visible working parts, but they are often just stickers, which is a harmless deception for aesthetic purposes.
🚫 Some tech companies engage in harmful deception, such as claiming photos were taken with their newest smartphone when they were actually taken with a different camera.
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