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by ThinkPositive » Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:51 am
Well, my opinion is this.
The people in that video, people who designed and developed the S9, as well as the people who designed and developed the video and the website, who we don't see but we can see what they produced as well, obviously care about a few things. Most people do. I will not suppose to be able to say exactly what these people care about as I cannot presume to know their thoughts intimately. And they are not one single person with one single mind.
What I can see is that they collectively, and apparently individually, care about making something that looks nice. It is of course a subjective opinion of what looks nice, and not all may agree. What I think must be recognized is that the S9 product, the videos and the website is different to what ResMed has produced before. Did they do it to make it look worse? Obviously not. They believe it looks better. Would they bring out a new product that they believe works worse than their current, very successful, products. Obviously not. They also believe it is a superior product. They have told us all these things by their work.
Now if some people disagree and believe it looks worse, performs worse (without having used on ein most cases it seems), then that is fine. That is their opinion and it is perfectly valid for them.
What is not valid is to say that trying to make a product that looks nicer, performs better, and trying to show the dealer/distributor, clinical and patient audiences that you believe in what you have produced is good can be considered a bad thing. How is it a bad thing that people care about what they do in their work? They say they care. Does anyone know these people to say they do not care? So, I have to take their queue that they show that they care by trying to do things differently in all these ways.
Anyone who has ever been involved with trying to make something different will find those who disagree with their efforts. What you cannot do is say thet their efforts do not exist. You also cannot say that their efforts are not genuine. You do not know that, so you cannot claim it to be a fact, even if you think it for some reason of your own.
When were people ever criticized for trying to improve something? Only in really dismal times in history or in really dismal societies. Effort is good. It takes effort to change a successful product and its representation. I believe the people involved in the S9, the videos and the website went to effort. That is almost undeniable. Only a particularly negative and dismissive attitude could claim that not to be the case.
Please don't attack the intentions or the integrity of the people who say they are trying to do something better. They have at least the courage to put their best efforts on show for all to see and criticize. Please don't think that a company makes products, videos or websites. People do this. These are the people whose work we can see. I trust that these people have made effort. I have to commend people for making effort. I suggest it is wise to rate the product based on actual cases where it has been used by real people and not merely by the opinion of one person over another as to whether they agree with subjective aspects of design or presentation.
Not everybody agrees on what looks good in cars, houses, clothing, decorations, jewelry and even peoples appearance. What must be commended in my opinion is when people try to improve upon something. That is not easy. That takes work. That will not always be agreed on by all other people. That does not matter. It is the intention that matters and the intention cannot be denied and should not be attacked.
Believe me when I say that there is nothing insincere about the intent and efforts of the people you see in these videos. I have my own reasons for believing that. I would only ask that others recognize obvious effort when they see it, and have some respect for any people who make an effort.
