Average makes bad estimations for non linear phenomenon. And nothing can be done about it.
Math 101.
And what could be better? Well, nothing we don't have the math for that problem in the first place. If we had, we could predict weather accurately with a time window bigger than 24hours...
24 hours is the accuracy weather forecasts are having since decades even with Moore laws multiplying the power of processors...
Even by throwing more money and engineers at them some problems cannot be solved.
The only way to average non linear phenomenon is to scale the problem to an extra large population or make prediction on ultra short time.
Actually I guess that if users were seeing there battery lifetime sucked dramatically every time they use WiFi, or GPU it would create an adverse effect on computer users of making them anxious (human beings are weird animals) and some of them would use less their computers.
Imagine if SUV were showing an estimation of mileage dropping sharply when you make a big acceleration? People would stop accelerating like mad men, hence it would kill the SUV/sport car market. You don't want to kill a really good and rational economy, do you?
Sellers don't want you to be economical in your use of anything, else it kills the market as sure as a pair of crocs lasts for years.
We live in an era where consumers and producers want to use moar resources, moar energy and feel good about it, not anxious.
Does the planet have limited resources, is it irresponsible?
No! Let's throw more money and engineers at a problem and we surely can solve it.
I guess immortality and super powers are just around the corner. lol.
Math 101.
And what could be better? Well, nothing we don't have the math for that problem in the first place. If we had, we could predict weather accurately with a time window bigger than 24hours...
24 hours is the accuracy weather forecasts are having since decades even with Moore laws multiplying the power of processors...
Even by throwing more money and engineers at them some problems cannot be solved.
The only way to average non linear phenomenon is to scale the problem to an extra large population or make prediction on ultra short time.
Actually I guess that if users were seeing there battery lifetime sucked dramatically every time they use WiFi, or GPU it would create an adverse effect on computer users of making them anxious (human beings are weird animals) and some of them would use less their computers.
Imagine if SUV were showing an estimation of mileage dropping sharply when you make a big acceleration? People would stop accelerating like mad men, hence it would kill the SUV/sport car market. You don't want to kill a really good and rational economy, do you?
Sellers don't want you to be economical in your use of anything, else it kills the market as sure as a pair of crocs lasts for years.
We live in an era where consumers and producers want to use moar resources, moar energy and feel good about it, not anxious.
Does the planet have limited resources, is it irresponsible?
No! Let's throw more money and engineers at a problem and we surely can solve it.
I guess immortality and super powers are just around the corner. lol.