2473: Product Launch - Revision history

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 * When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive. Bringing up the number of people who will survive implies that there will be fatalities, which is not an expected feature of most product launches.{{Citation needed}}
-In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to {{w|Steve Jobs}}, who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of {{w|Apple Inc}}. Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.
+In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to [[Steve Jobs]], who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of {{w|Apple Inc}}. Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.
 Besides the main joke of a product that is likely so unsafe as to be illegal, the comic could also be poking fun at the desire of tech companies to make their products sound important, which can undermine the message of benign safety.

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 * The company wants to "give [customers] what they deserve" doesn't specify whether he believes they deserve reward or punishment.
 * Instead of being merely uncovered, the product is being exposed to the atmosphere (implying a chemical or physical reaction) and is to affect customers within five city blocks (nearly 1 km). That kind of specific radius of impact is usually associated with a disaster, such as an explosion or chemical attack.
-* When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive. Bringing up the number of people who will survive implies that there will be fatalities, which is not an expected feature of most product launches{{Citation needed}}.
+* When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive. Bringing up the number of people who will survive implies that there will be fatalities, which is not an expected feature of most product launches.{{Citation needed}}
 In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to {{w|Steve Jobs}}, who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of {{w|Apple Inc}}. Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.

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 * The company wants to "give [customers] what they deserve" doesn't specify whether he believes they deserve reward or punishment.
 * Instead of being merely uncovered, the product is being exposed to the atmosphere (implying a chemical or physical reaction) and is to affect customers within five city blocks (nearly 1 km). That kind of specific radius of impact is usually associated with a disaster, such as an explosion or chemical attack.
-* When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive. Bringing up the number of people who will survive implies that there will be fatalities, which is not an expected feature of most product launches.
+* When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive. Bringing up the number of people who will survive implies that there will be fatalities, which is not an expected feature of most product launches{{Citation needed}}.
 In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to {{w|Steve Jobs}}, who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of {{w|Apple Inc}}. Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.

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 * When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive. Bringing up the number of people who will survive implies that there will be fatalities, which is not an expected feature of most product launches.
-In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to [[W|Steve Jobs]], who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of [[W|Apple Inc.]] Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.
+In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to {{w|Steve Jobs}}, who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of {{w|Apple Inc}}. Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.
 Besides the main joke of a product that is likely so unsafe as to be illegal, the comic could also be poking fun at the desire of tech companies to make their products sound important, which can undermine the message of benign safety.

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 * When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive. Bringing up the number of people who will survive implies that there will be fatalities, which is not an expected feature of most product launches.
-In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to {W|Steve Jobs}, who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of {W|Apple Inc.} Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.
+In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to [[W|Steve Jobs]], who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of [[W|Apple Inc.]] Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.
 Besides the main joke of a product that is likely so unsafe as to be illegal, the comic could also be poking fun at the desire of tech companies to make their products sound important, which can undermine the message of benign safety.

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 ==Explanation==
-Three people are discussing the upcoming public announcement of their company's new product, apparently an electronic device shown on the pedestal between them. Hairy mentions that smart devices can make people uncomfortable. Common reasons include:
+Three people are discussing the upcoming public announcement of their company's new product, apparently an electronic device shown on the pedestal between them. Tech companies will often debut a major new project with a presentation, inviting reporters and other influential figures to see the new product for the first time, and have its features demonstrated. These presentations are intended to generate both awareness and positive publicity, and so are styled to be attention-getting, with a good deal of showmanship and dramatic descriptions.
 * It is impossible for consumers to know what the device is really doing (since it is a "black box" with inaccessible software).
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 To allay these concerns, the device should be presented as non-threatening. Cueball asks to confirm the '''non''', implying that this was not clear to him before. In fact, it even appears he thought he was being asked to put together a ''threatening'' presentation, but does not explain.
-Later, Cueball presents the device on-stage, with statements that have been styled to sound positive but carry double meanings.  The subtlety of the changes in tone could make them harder to discuss for many.
+Later, Cueball presents the device on-stage, with statements that are clearly styled to carry double meanings which tend to sound foreboding, even if the product being presented is benign or beneficial.
-* He confirms that the product can "change the world for good or evil" (most would merely claim that their new product is good, or will change the world).
+* He confirms that the product can "change the world for good or evil" (specifying that evil is an option suggests that this product has potential for evil).
-* The "plaintive cries of [the company's] customers"; those cries may be because of the company's actions rather than customer demands for a new product.
+* The "plaintive cries of [the company's] customers" sounds worrying, while such cries might be demands for a new product, the same phrase would be used if people were distressed by the product.
-* The company wants to "give [customers] what they deserve," a phrase often associated with judgments that are as likely to punish as to reward.
+* The company wants to "give [customers] what they deserve" doesn't specify whether he believes they deserve reward or punishment.
-* Instead of being merely uncovered, the product is being exposed to the atmosphere (implying a chemical or physical reaction) and is to affect customers within five city blocks (nearly 1 km). This is further than common smart devices (using wireless technologies such as WiFi or Bluetooth) would reach. Worse, this event is supposed to be surprising, unlike, for example, the sudden availability of a new long-distance radio network.
+* Instead of being merely uncovered, the product is being exposed to the atmosphere (implying a chemical or physical reaction) and is to affect customers within five city blocks (nearly 1 km). That kind of specific radius of impact is usually associated with a disaster, such as an explosion or chemical attack.
-* When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive; this is usually considered true of non-military fair-trade product launches,{{fact}} but this is also not a reassuring way to phrase that fact. Plus, there is no assertion that the "staggering" number is in fact 100%, which is the survival rate for most product launches.{{fact}}
+* When someone in the audience decides to leave in the middle of the presentation, Cueball reassures them that a "staggering" large number of people will survive. Bringing up the number of people who will survive implies that there will be fatalities, which is not an expected feature of most product launches.
-In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate, at which point the first speaker assumes the worst (that the product's most threatening aspect was saved for last).
+In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last feature to demonstrate. This is likely a reference to {W|Steve Jobs}, who was famous for presenting such product launches as CEO of {W|Apple Inc.} Jobs would often appear to finish his presentation, then say "one more thing," before surprising the audience with another unexpected feature. In this case, however, the presentation is so foreboding that people are relieved when it seems to end without danger. When Cueball has more to demonstrate, they assume that the real threat is still coming.
 Besides the main joke of a product that is likely so unsafe as to be illegal, the comic could also be poking fun at the desire of tech companies to make their products sound important, which can undermine the message of benign safety.
-This comic was released on the day of Apple's 2021 WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) keynote, at which the company traditionally announces new features and products.  "One more thing" is a tagline famously associated with Steve Jobs' product announcements and something of an Apple tradition.
+This comic was released on the day of Apple's 2021 WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) keynote, at which the company traditionally announces new features and products.
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