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[–] archonet@lemy.lol 9 points 2 days ago (45 children)

I imagine it's because their use is evident (no need to advertise what they do, since they've been common in households for the past half century), and they've likely peaked in terms of function. You can't really improve much beyond what we have now, the last great advancement in the microwave was probably the turntable for consumer units, and the moving fields that commercial units have. You're limited in power output by the outlet you plug it into, so "faster cooking" is a no-go (unless you stuck a 240v plug on the end, and good luck getting that to fly with your average consumer in the US, we already find those annoyingly sparse for dryers and ovens and such) -- what else can you innovate to differentiate your microwave from every other microwave on the market?

[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (32 children)

what else can you innovate to differentiate your microwave from every other microwave on the market?

My ideal microwave:

  • 800W, always full power
  • A dial to set the time/make it go
  • Pull door to open, not pushy-button-open-nonsense

I have never needed to use power variation, defrost settings, popcorn button, or any of the other junk.

Innovate through simplicity. Less features means less to go wrong, and cost savings that can be put into either making it cheap or improving component quality.

[–] Anamnesis@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also, a single fucking ding when it's done. I don't need it to beep five fucking times goddamnit I HEARD YOU

[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Ours screams on completion. Even when you stop/open the door, it will 'sing' the whole song....

For a dial, Ding is assumed :)

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