我心目中“面向消费者的软件做得最差的行业”,提名给拍卖行。我现在正和一家拍卖行打交道,他们居然不允许你修改地址里的国家字段。他们难道从没遇到过客户搬到另一个国家吗? 公平点说,这是一家丹麦拍卖行。也许他们的其他用户全都是丹麦人,而且都太喜欢丹麦了,以至于从来不会搬去别的国家。 My nominee for the industry with the worst consumer-facing software is auction houses. I'm dealing with one now that won't let you change the country field in your address. Have they never had a customer move to another country? To be fair, this is a Danish auction house. Perhaps all their other users are Danish, and they all like Denmark so much that they'd never move to another country.
观点原文
我心目中“面向消费者的软件做得最差的行业”,提名给拍卖行。我现在正和一家拍卖行打交道,他们居然不允许你修改地址里的国家字段。他们难道从没遇到过客户搬到另一个国家吗?
公平点说,这是一家丹麦拍卖行。也许他们的其他用户全都是丹麦人,而且都太喜欢丹麦了,以至于从来不会搬去别的国家。
My nominee for the industry with the worst consumer-facing software is auction houses. I'm dealing with one now that won't let you change the country field in your address. Have they never had a customer move to another country?
To be fair, this is a Danish auction house. Perhaps all their other users are Danish, and they all like Denmark so much that they'd never move to another country.
ABAB AI 解读
我从产品思维、组织文化、行业结构三个层面来解读,这段话本质是在吐槽一个“旧行业的软件顽疾”。
1️⃣ 表面是个 Bug,实质是用户视角缺失
“不能修改国家字段”不是技术难题,而是:没人站在真实用户的生命周期里想问题
用户会:
- 移民
- 工作调动
- 长期跨国居住
👉 这种设计默认用户是“静止的”,本身就脱离现实。
2️⃣ 拍卖行为什么常出这种问题?
拍卖行属于:
- 历史悠久
- 线下起家
- 数字化是“补丁式”的行业
软件常被当成:内部流程工具,而不是用户体验产品
👉 结果就是:流程正确,但体验荒谬。
3️⃣ 真正被讽刺的不是丹麦,而是“本地主义假设”
提到丹麦(Denmark)只是幽默包装
核心讽刺在于:
- 系统假设所有用户都“永远在本地”
- 从不跨境
- 从不变化
👉 这是全球化现实 vs 本地化系统的冲突。
4️⃣ “最差消费者软件行业”的判断,并不夸张
拍卖行软件常见问题:
- 注册流程僵硬
- 身份/地址不可变
- 支付、物流、税务割裂
对比:
- 银行
- 电商
- 旅行平台
👉 明显落后一代以上。
5️⃣ 更深一层:这是权力结构的映射
拍卖行的核心客户长期是:
- 机构
- 大藏家
- 线下熟客
普通消费者:
- 适配度低
- 话语权弱
👉 软件“做不好”,不是不会,而是没有被迫去做好。
一句话总结
这段话不是在抱怨一个小功能,而是在点破一个事实:
当一个行业长期不以“普通用户”为中心,它的软件就会充满这种荒唐但稳定存在的设计缺陷。
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