> I am going to take a bit of an issue with the premis here. Unless > they are showing a measurement that is specific (absolute numbers > or percentage) and are distorting those numbers they are hardly out > and out telling a lie.
You're right that systems can be inaccurate due to technology idiosyncrasies, but the specific story (or rumor) is that the mobile carriers do it deliberately for the purpose of driving up minutes. In which case, it's a lie. The premise of the question, really, is that we designers can be asked by our bosses to design deceptive systems in order to increase company profits. -Cf Christopher Fahey ____________________________ Behavior biz: http://www.behaviordesign.com me: http://www.graphpaper.com ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
