Comment by gruez
4 years ago
Okay, suppose the packaging looks like:
980 PRO
MZ-V8P6T0B/AM
No fine prints. The first line is the same font size as the second line. You think that's going to help the average joe figure whether it's been component swapped or not? Oh, by the way, "MZ-V8P6T0B/AM" isn't the model number from the last comment. I swapped one digit. Did you catch that? If you were already on the lookout for this sort of stuff, you'd be already be checking the fine print at the back. This at best saves you 3 seconds of time. It also does nothing for the "randomly changing model numbers for trivial changes" problem mentioned earlier. In short, the proposed legislation would save 1% of enthusiasts 3 seconds when making a purchase.
Actually yea, a random joe will be able to see that 980 isn't the whole deal, and if he does care, might dig in. Most people dont even realise that this is a possibility
>Actually yea, a random joe will be able to see that 980 isn't the whole deal, and if he does care, might dig in.
If that works that'll probably be because of the novelty factor. Once it wears off everyone will just tune out the meaningless jumble of letters and only look at much memorable marketing name. See also: prop 65 warnings.