HP Prime: The Logic of Purchasing

[Gerald H]

(04-02-2015 08:39 AM)Angus Wrote:  Well, of course there will be many bugs removed in the future.

What cannot be changed is the general concept of the calculator. What bothers me and others (read the internet) are effects resulting from the design approach and its implementation. That is have a school calulator to sell numbers, merge with a already available cas and have the universal weapon with minimal effords.... THAT can never be corrected, because it would mean to fully change the inner working on the one hand (what would be close to a redesign) and on the other side change concepts students seem to be finde with.

I often miss passion in little details. Practical wise... I don't know if there will be updates in that direction. i doubt it. I would expect to see more good looking features stiffed into the prime than reworking given modules. Understandable in a way. An extended package looks better that a re visited package without extensions.

A prime-pro fully developed around the cas would be an option / but NOT under economical considerations. HP managment would have to be convinced of generating profit with such a device and when I think about what seems to be their main motivation with the prime THAT is off the table.

So in my eyes you cannot compare evolution of the prime with other calculators.

A very exceptionalist approach: Most people regard people as a group apart from other animals but I think that's just because none of those people are gorillas.

Similarly I'm sure most Primes regard themselves as no part of calculator evolution - but I see no reason for a human to believe the usual economic forces have ceased to operate for this one product.